Editor in Chief: Moh. Reza Huwaida Thursday, March 28th, 2024

Making A Right Shift, Requires Downsized Privileges

Afghanistan is one of the poorest countries in the world. Since the Soviet invasion in 1979, it has been the scene of a series of conflicts that have continued for three decades, ruining the very socioeconomic fabric of the Afghan society. The primary outcome, it gave rise to, was nothing but prevalent poverty and human ordeals. Poverty in Afghanistan is widespread throughout rural and urban areas. The government estimates that 42 per cent of the country's total population lives below the national poverty line. Another 20 percent of the people live just above that line and are highly vulnerable to the risk of falling into poverty. This should be the point of preliminary concern to every MPs and ruling elites who should instead be devising strategies to get the country out of this economic trauma.


On contrary to aforementioned facts the ruling class doesn’t hesitate extravagantly spending enormous amount of public wealth on improvident luxurious lifestyle. This disposition clarifies the incumbent government how deeply intended to serve the poverty stricken people of Afghanistan. A minimal forged concern displayed is just to maintain the tale of their joys and luxuries that is just via preservation of seat.

Earlier the Wolesi Jirga indifferently, approved the draft law permitting lower house members to draw 25 percent of their salary, keep two security guards and enjoy certain other privileges after completing their tenure. The draft depicts the boundless willingness of MPs enjoying the privileges even after they ceases to extend their services without being paid. The draft law on immunity and the rights of members earned a loud condemnation equally by analysts and people that deemed the move illegal and unfair. If not rendered controversial the draft would be assumed as enforceable, after it is signed by the president, without submission to the Meshrano Jirga.

However, formerly  the Meshrano Jirga or upper house of parliament rejected a draft law allowing parliamentarians to take advantage of certain privileges even after completing their tenure. The move exercised by the upper house deeply reflects the aspiration of common masses of war torn Afghanistan and worth applause.

The poor people of Afghanistan live in the low standards of living as compared to our neighboring countries. They are looking forward to having a tightened social, economical, cultural and of course political infrastructure. In spite of maintaining their hearts in their mouths and monitoring the performance of the government and international community it was considered by the Afghans that history is in the making and we will have a humongous and huge turnover regarding our financial and political problems but the dreams could not materialize.