Justify our tax payment
Published in Daily Times on October 12, 2013
Sir: Investigations by the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
have revealed massive irregularities in two of Karachi’s constituencies during
the May 11, 2013 elections. Chaudhry Shujaat, head of political party PML-Q has
also alleged that elections throughout the country were massively rigged. This
raises an interesting legal question: if this parliament has been fraudulently
elected, can its members impose taxes on the hapless people of the country?
Would people be within their rights if they refused to pay taxes until fresh,
transparent elections are held and a new parliament is elected? Perhaps some
legal expert should look into this matter and file a constitutional petition in
the courts for a decision.
SHAKIR LAKHANI
Karachi
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