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LAHORE, Sept 9: Two former parliamentarians from Nankana Sahib, a central Punjab district, announced their decision of re-embracing the PML-Q in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister Pervaiz Elahi here on Sunday.
Former MNA Shahid Manzoor Gill and former MPA Javed Manzoor Gill as well as ex-tehsil nazim Tahir Manzoor Gill regretted their mistake of abandoning the party for joining the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf and declared the 10 months they passed away from PML-Q as a great torture for them. They thanked the Higher Power for giving them an opportunity to return to their home.
It seems the policy of joining the PPP-led ruling alliance adopted by the Chaudhries of Gujrat despite much criticism from within and outside the party, has started paying dividends as deserters have begun to return to its folds.
Party officials claim that more and more disgruntled friends will return to the party before the general election as formal contacts with the repentant leaders are complete and in the second stage Pervaiz Elahi is approaching them by phone.
Saying the tempo will not be broken, they point out that Col Ghulam Sarwar (retired), ex-MPA Shafiq Khan and some important political figures from Chakwal district are in an advance stage of contacts.
Asked what good the deserters saw in the PML-Q that they had begun to rejoin it, prime ministers adviser Muhammad Basharat Raja argues that his party is the best destination for the friends who were runners-up while losing to the PML-N candidates in the previous polls.
He explains that while signing seat-adjustment formula with the ruling ally PPP, the party will demand the seats for these runners-up who will stand a good chance of winning the polls in a one-on-one contest.
Highlighting bright chances for the candidates in such a situation, he cites voting figures from the previous polls. According to him, Col Sarwar had lost with a margin of 22,000 votes in the last general election in which the PPP nominee had polled 38,000 ballots.
Another factor attracting the disgruntled leaders back, Raja says, is the fact that the Chaudhries always hold cordial relations with their political colleagues unlike the Sharifs who keep the parliamentarian and party cadre waiting for years before giving them audience.
The comfort level (in relations with the leadership) given in the PML-Q does not exist in other parties.
While in the PTI, he adds, people find that the tsunami lacks recognition, and subsequently support, among the rural population.
Each and every candidate does his/her calculations with the advent of election season considering all the beneficial factors and chances he can hope for while remaining in a particular party.
And when chances are that 30,000-plus PPP vote bank will be available in the contest by having a PML-Q ticket, one cannot ignore the aspect and will have to think several times before saying no to it.
He admits political chamak (glitter) has made some Q Leaguers abandon the party, who saw a landslide victory for a certain party but they soon realised the isolation they had to face in the new grouping and they started their journey back to their real home.
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Former MNA Shahid Manzoor Gill and former MPA Javed Manzoor Gill as well as ex-tehsil nazim Tahir Manzoor Gill regretted their mistake of abandoning the party for joining the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf and declared the 10 months they passed away from PML-Q as a great torture for them. They thanked the Higher Power for giving them an opportunity to return to their home.
It seems the policy of joining the PPP-led ruling alliance adopted by the Chaudhries of Gujrat despite much criticism from within and outside the party, has started paying dividends as deserters have begun to return to its folds.
Party officials claim that more and more disgruntled friends will return to the party before the general election as formal contacts with the repentant leaders are complete and in the second stage Pervaiz Elahi is approaching them by phone.
Saying the tempo will not be broken, they point out that Col Ghulam Sarwar (retired), ex-MPA Shafiq Khan and some important political figures from Chakwal district are in an advance stage of contacts.
Asked what good the deserters saw in the PML-Q that they had begun to rejoin it, prime ministers adviser Muhammad Basharat Raja argues that his party is the best destination for the friends who were runners-up while losing to the PML-N candidates in the previous polls.
He explains that while signing seat-adjustment formula with the ruling ally PPP, the party will demand the seats for these runners-up who will stand a good chance of winning the polls in a one-on-one contest.
Highlighting bright chances for the candidates in such a situation, he cites voting figures from the previous polls. According to him, Col Sarwar had lost with a margin of 22,000 votes in the last general election in which the PPP nominee had polled 38,000 ballots.
Another factor attracting the disgruntled leaders back, Raja says, is the fact that the Chaudhries always hold cordial relations with their political colleagues unlike the Sharifs who keep the parliamentarian and party cadre waiting for years before giving them audience.
The comfort level (in relations with the leadership) given in the PML-Q does not exist in other parties.
While in the PTI, he adds, people find that the tsunami lacks recognition, and subsequently support, among the rural population.
Each and every candidate does his/her calculations with the advent of election season considering all the beneficial factors and chances he can hope for while remaining in a particular party.
And when chances are that 30,000-plus PPP vote bank will be available in the contest by having a PML-Q ticket, one cannot ignore the aspect and will have to think several times before saying no to it.
He admits political chamak (glitter) has made some Q Leaguers abandon the party, who saw a landslide victory for a certain party but they soon realised the isolation they had to face in the new grouping and they started their journey back to their real home.
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