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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leadership will consider on Wednesday a proposal to give a deadline to the government for scientific voter verification in four NA constituencies or its MNAs will quit the legislature in protest.
Party sources revealed to The News here that the proposal would be discussed in the upcoming meeting of the core committee on Wednesday (June 25). A detailed discussion will be held on the party’s future line of action, keeping in view the latest political situation in the wake of arrival and strategy of Pakistan Awami Tehreek Dr Muhammad Tahirul Qadri in the meeting.
It is pertinent to mention here that Imran has repeatedly announced that the PTI was not forming an alliance with Dr. Qadri’s PAT. All the concerned four seats were won by the Pakistan Muslim League-N candidates while the PTI has been expressing its apprehensions about the way these were won by the now ruling party.
“There is a likelihood the decision-making forum will approve the resignation proposal and then PTI Chairman Imran will formally give a deadline to the government in the public meeting on June 27 in Bahawalpur,” sources maintained.
According to the National Assembly’s website, the PTI has a total of 34 legislators in the National Assembly: 27 elected on general seats, six on reserved seats while one made way to the legislature on minority seat.
A central leader also confirmed to this correspondent that a decision had been taken to give a deadline to the government that could be of two to three weeks to go for thumb verification of voters in NA-110 (Sialkot-I, pocketed by Kh. Asif), NA-122 (Lahore-V, won by Sardar Ayaz Sadiq), NA-125 (Lahore-VIII, won by Kh. Saad Rafique) and NA-154 (Lodhran-I, won by Muhammad Siddique Baloch).
He explained that the scientific verification of voters in these crucially-important constituencies was key to having an idea of the scale and extent of rigging carried out during the last year’s general elections.
To a question about any other options to be considered during the core committee meeting, to be held at the Bani Gala residence of Imran Khan, the PTI leader contended that another proposal was to mount pressure on the government by resorting to street agitation, to be led by the party chairman himself.
But, he believed, the most effective step according to majority of PTI leaders, was to give a timeline for the verification exercise and if the rulers remained unmoved, then the party MNAs should resign en masse from the National Assembly.
“We are confident the reason of reluctance in fulfilling our legitimate demand is that these seats have been won by systematic rigging and proof of it could be seen when Nadra had conducted a scientific probe into some NA constituencies, including two seats of Karachi,” he claimed.
He contended that the government after the PTI’s deadline would have to give in to its demand, that was first made one year ago. At that time the PTI could not afford the resignations of its MNAs, which would have created a big electoral vacuum, leading to a crisis-like situation.
Source : PTI MNAs may quit NA if thumb impressions not verified - thenews.com.pk
It is a courageous decision (If made) but i think Suggestion "B" will be approved coz in longer run, Suggestion "A" is a political suicide.
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Party sources revealed to The News here that the proposal would be discussed in the upcoming meeting of the core committee on Wednesday (June 25). A detailed discussion will be held on the party’s future line of action, keeping in view the latest political situation in the wake of arrival and strategy of Pakistan Awami Tehreek Dr Muhammad Tahirul Qadri in the meeting.
It is pertinent to mention here that Imran has repeatedly announced that the PTI was not forming an alliance with Dr. Qadri’s PAT. All the concerned four seats were won by the Pakistan Muslim League-N candidates while the PTI has been expressing its apprehensions about the way these were won by the now ruling party.
“There is a likelihood the decision-making forum will approve the resignation proposal and then PTI Chairman Imran will formally give a deadline to the government in the public meeting on June 27 in Bahawalpur,” sources maintained.
According to the National Assembly’s website, the PTI has a total of 34 legislators in the National Assembly: 27 elected on general seats, six on reserved seats while one made way to the legislature on minority seat.
A central leader also confirmed to this correspondent that a decision had been taken to give a deadline to the government that could be of two to three weeks to go for thumb verification of voters in NA-110 (Sialkot-I, pocketed by Kh. Asif), NA-122 (Lahore-V, won by Sardar Ayaz Sadiq), NA-125 (Lahore-VIII, won by Kh. Saad Rafique) and NA-154 (Lodhran-I, won by Muhammad Siddique Baloch).
He explained that the scientific verification of voters in these crucially-important constituencies was key to having an idea of the scale and extent of rigging carried out during the last year’s general elections.
To a question about any other options to be considered during the core committee meeting, to be held at the Bani Gala residence of Imran Khan, the PTI leader contended that another proposal was to mount pressure on the government by resorting to street agitation, to be led by the party chairman himself.
But, he believed, the most effective step according to majority of PTI leaders, was to give a timeline for the verification exercise and if the rulers remained unmoved, then the party MNAs should resign en masse from the National Assembly.
“We are confident the reason of reluctance in fulfilling our legitimate demand is that these seats have been won by systematic rigging and proof of it could be seen when Nadra had conducted a scientific probe into some NA constituencies, including two seats of Karachi,” he claimed.
He contended that the government after the PTI’s deadline would have to give in to its demand, that was first made one year ago. At that time the PTI could not afford the resignations of its MNAs, which would have created a big electoral vacuum, leading to a crisis-like situation.
Source : PTI MNAs may quit NA if thumb impressions not verified - thenews.com.pk
It is a courageous decision (If made) but i think Suggestion "B" will be approved coz in longer run, Suggestion "A" is a political suicide.
@Fracker @xymt @cb4
@hasnain0099 @Tameem @Leader @Jazzbot
@arushbhai @Saifullah Sani
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