KABUL, 27 April, 2021 (TON):  On Mon day, the issue of seven ministries and the Central Bank (CB) are still being run by caretakers was widely debated in the Parliament.

Speaker Mir Rahman Rahmani said the continuation of the caretaking trend will affect the government’s legitimacy.

The ministries of interior affairs, education, rural rehabilitation and development, information and culture, women’s affairs, finance and public health, as well as the Central Bank are run by caretakers.

Other MPs said that in recent days, figures close to the president have been appointed to different institutions and directorates, but the government is intentionally delaying responses to the lawmakers’ demands for the introduction of new nominees for the ministries.

Rahmani said, “The continuation of acting ministers is in contravention of the caretaking law and the Constitution, and, on the other hand, their continuation raises strong doubts about the government’s legitimacy.”

“This trend should end. Talented figures should be introduced to a confirmation vote and then continue their work, but it has not been done,” said Safiullah Hashemi, a senator.

“The acting ministers should be removed soon and new faces should be introduced for the institutions,” said Qamar Bano, an MP from Nuristan.

However, the lawyers are of the view that the government is intentionally not sending new nominees for the ministries to the parliament for a vote of confidence.