Wednesday, 06 July – As tensions are growing between executive, judiciary and legislative branches of the government, a number of Afghan MPs called on President Hamid Karzai to step down on their Tuesday session.
The parliamentarians were claiming that president Karzai has lost the capability to govern the nation and that he is not in a good health condition.
Afghan MPs said that article 69 of the constitution will be implemented if president Karzai refuses to stepdown.
Article 69 of Afghan consitution says the president should resign from his position after holding a Loya Jirga if he is accused of a national treason.
Anger among the Afghan MPs raised after government took a silence stance against Pakistan missile attacks into Afghanistan
Mohammad Shahir Rafiq, an Afghan MP said, “Afghanistan is facing a sensitive situation. There are alot of issues that Afghanistan is facing at the moment i.e. security handover to afghan security forces, stratetic partnership agreement between Afghanistan and US.”
He also said, “President Karzai is sick and has lost the ability to govern the nation. He should respect the Afghan nation and should resign based on the demand of the Afghan MPS.”
Tuesday session of lawmakers ended up with violence between two female legislators.
Two female parliamentarians Nazifa Zaki thrashed a Kuchi lawmaker after a verbal clash during Tuesday’s session.
Afghan female MP Nazifa Zaki, dressed in casual black Afghan dress and head scarf, threw a water bottle at another female MP Hamida Ahmadzai.
Fight between the two female MPs started when Afghan female MP Hamid Ahmadzai chucked a bottle back towards Zaki.
The clashes started between MPS and Nazifa Zaki launched herself at Ahmadzai, trying to grab her around the neck nd delivering a series of punches to her face as lawmakers gathered for the morning session.
Ahmadzai tried to fight back as male MPs rushed in to break up the scrap.
It is said that the two Afghan female MPs rowed over the reputation of Vice President Mohammad Qasim Fahim,
one of Afghanistan’s most powerful warlords and alleged to have been involved in crime and corruption.
But Mohammad Farhad Azimi, Deputy parliamentary secretary said that the main reason behind their fight was not clear.
Tuesday’s session was held to discuss government’s negligence towards the decisions made by the MPs.
