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Attempt to whitewash PTI newcomers fails
Umar Cheema
Friday, January 20, 2012
ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is on a recruiting spree welcoming the doyens of establishment, a resolution moved by the partys old guards to baptize the tainted entrants has been rejected by none other than the top leadership, that resulted in rising resentment among die-hard workers.
Imran Khan-led PTI has accepted political heavyweights in bulk, majority of them constituting the lot of people who found space shrinking for them elsewhere. Although their decision of joining has given a boost to the PTI, the political baggage they carry along is something hard to defend within and outside the party.
In the Central Executive Committee (CEC) meeting held late Saturday, an attempt to wash their dirty lines through a resolution brought such people under a huge embarrassment forcing Imran Khan to bail them out, said the insiders.
The PTIs veterans who have been with Imran though thick and thin moved a resolution in order for there to be reconciliation between the pre-Lahore jalsa and post-Lahore jalsa entrants in the party.
Moved by Ali Zaidi, an old guard, the resolution carrying signatures of around 15 members of the CEC was read by Dr Shireen Mazari, a journalist-turned-politician. When contacted PTI Secretary Information Shafqat Mehmood confirmed the resolution was read. But he argued it was not only rejected by Imran Khan, also by the entire CEC.
However, discussion with three different attendants of CEC meeting revealed
that soon after the reading was done, Imran Khan said I reject it. Even the movers of the resolution who stood up to speak were not granted audience, let alone allowing a debate over it.
The three-point resolution demanded of the new entrants to immediately admit that their posturing was wrong, the ones who had previously supported public positions, or carried out policies, while in power, contrary to the PTIs ideology/stated policy. And they must now concede that PTIs positing is correct.
As the resolution was being read, the erstwhile members of Pervaiz Musharraf/PPP cabinet and the likes of Shafqat Mehmood who had been attacking Imrans positions terming him a signal failure, were in attendance, finding themselves in a close alley. The next point was directed at the entrants like Shah Mehmood Qureshi who has been made partys vice chairman and head of scrutiny committee. Take a vote of confidence from the CEC, urged the resolution, before being allotted any portfolio in the party and in case such has been done, then ratification must be sought from the CEC in accordance with the Partys Constitution.
The resolution was also directed at the persons like Sardar Assef Ahmed who played a dirty role in blocking a bid to verify the graduation degrees of the lawmakers being education minister and had also thwarted an attempt to investigate the case of Farah Dogar, daughter of Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar given extra-marks for admission in a medical college.
If there are public allegations of any alleged misconduct financial or otherwise they must explain to the CEC the circumstances in which these allegations arose, said the resolution, a copy of that is available with The News. This is extremely important not only to gain the trust of the party workers, resolution notes, but also to allow the partys representatives to defend them forcefully on the media and in other forums. This will bolster the public perception of the Party.
As the reading was done, nobody stood up to oppose but Imran Khan. The resolution stands rejected, he said, explaining that he did not want to cause any embarrassment to the new comers. The acceptance of the tainted and test individuals into the party has generated a resentment of greater magnitude.
The PTI has been converted into a party of Makhdooms, Legharis, Waderas, looters, turncoats and timeservers, said Akhtar Iqbal Dar, a disgruntled office-bearer, addressing a press conference in Lahore the other day.
Attempt to whitewash PTI newcomers fails
Shame On the Slogan of Change..!!
Umar Cheema
Friday, January 20, 2012
ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is on a recruiting spree welcoming the doyens of establishment, a resolution moved by the partys old guards to baptize the tainted entrants has been rejected by none other than the top leadership, that resulted in rising resentment among die-hard workers.
Imran Khan-led PTI has accepted political heavyweights in bulk, majority of them constituting the lot of people who found space shrinking for them elsewhere. Although their decision of joining has given a boost to the PTI, the political baggage they carry along is something hard to defend within and outside the party.
In the Central Executive Committee (CEC) meeting held late Saturday, an attempt to wash their dirty lines through a resolution brought such people under a huge embarrassment forcing Imran Khan to bail them out, said the insiders.
The PTIs veterans who have been with Imran though thick and thin moved a resolution in order for there to be reconciliation between the pre-Lahore jalsa and post-Lahore jalsa entrants in the party.
Moved by Ali Zaidi, an old guard, the resolution carrying signatures of around 15 members of the CEC was read by Dr Shireen Mazari, a journalist-turned-politician. When contacted PTI Secretary Information Shafqat Mehmood confirmed the resolution was read. But he argued it was not only rejected by Imran Khan, also by the entire CEC.
However, discussion with three different attendants of CEC meeting revealed
that soon after the reading was done, Imran Khan said I reject it. Even the movers of the resolution who stood up to speak were not granted audience, let alone allowing a debate over it.
The three-point resolution demanded of the new entrants to immediately admit that their posturing was wrong, the ones who had previously supported public positions, or carried out policies, while in power, contrary to the PTIs ideology/stated policy. And they must now concede that PTIs positing is correct.
As the resolution was being read, the erstwhile members of Pervaiz Musharraf/PPP cabinet and the likes of Shafqat Mehmood who had been attacking Imrans positions terming him a signal failure, were in attendance, finding themselves in a close alley. The next point was directed at the entrants like Shah Mehmood Qureshi who has been made partys vice chairman and head of scrutiny committee. Take a vote of confidence from the CEC, urged the resolution, before being allotted any portfolio in the party and in case such has been done, then ratification must be sought from the CEC in accordance with the Partys Constitution.
The resolution was also directed at the persons like Sardar Assef Ahmed who played a dirty role in blocking a bid to verify the graduation degrees of the lawmakers being education minister and had also thwarted an attempt to investigate the case of Farah Dogar, daughter of Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar given extra-marks for admission in a medical college.
If there are public allegations of any alleged misconduct financial or otherwise they must explain to the CEC the circumstances in which these allegations arose, said the resolution, a copy of that is available with The News. This is extremely important not only to gain the trust of the party workers, resolution notes, but also to allow the partys representatives to defend them forcefully on the media and in other forums. This will bolster the public perception of the Party.
As the reading was done, nobody stood up to oppose but Imran Khan. The resolution stands rejected, he said, explaining that he did not want to cause any embarrassment to the new comers. The acceptance of the tainted and test individuals into the party has generated a resentment of greater magnitude.
The PTI has been converted into a party of Makhdooms, Legharis, Waderas, looters, turncoats and timeservers, said Akhtar Iqbal Dar, a disgruntled office-bearer, addressing a press conference in Lahore the other day.
Attempt to whitewash PTI newcomers fails
Shame On the Slogan of Change..!!
