Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Friday said he does not need a vote of confidence as he is an elected prime minister.

He urged the parliamentarians to join hands for strengthening democratic institutions and the Parliament.

Referring to the Resolution, moved in the National Assembly by leader of Awami National Party Asfand Yar Wali in support of democracy, the Prime Minister told the House, "The resolution is not against any institution, against judiciary or army."

The Prime Minister vowed that the Resolution is just to support the democratic process and for the continuity of parliamentary system in the country.

"You should protect yourself, you should protect Parliament," said the Prime Minister while directly giving the message to the Members of the Parliament.

Gilani said the present session of the National Assembly has not been summoned to seek support from Opposition for the government or against any other institution.

"We will not beg support from any one and prefer to go to the masses," said the Prime Minister.

He said the Resolution is for strengthening the democracy, and other institutions.

The Prime Minister extended full support to the Opposition if it wanted to make any change in the Constitution for strengthening the democracy in the country.

He asked the Opposition members and other Parliamentarians to bring Constitutional Amendment to reduce the tenure of the Parliament or the Prime Minister.

The Prime Minister said, "It is not difficult for the independent House to bring any amendment in support of democracy as this House has already done 103 amendments."

He said the government did not want to get support on National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO), nor to get support against Army and develop confrontation with any institution.

The Prime Minister said, "We do not want that the sympathies and loyalties of the Members be changed overnight."

He pointed that the NRO was not drafted by the PPP, adding that no one was talking about its creator.

The Prime Minister said it was to the credit of this Parliament that Chief of Army Staff and Chief of ISI came to this House.

He said, "Let us decide that either there will be democracy or there will be dictatorship in the country" adding that the mistakes of the politicians should not punish the democracy.

He said, "We are not against any institution."

The Prime Minister said removal of government in October 1999 was also a conspiracy against the elected government that had two- third majority.

He said even if the government was removed, the Opposition would not get any benefit.

"We are political workers and we can do mistakes but the democracy should not suffer," he added.