LAHORE : (Web Desk)- With the government alleging that the Opposition is involved in horse-trading ahead of the no-confidence motion, the ruling party ally, PML-Q leader Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has said that this is the “first” no-trust move in which “no one is buying or selling votes”, adding that such reports were “propaganda”
In a statement, the PML-Q leader said that he was seeing in the newspapers and TV that “bundles of notes” are being distributed ahead of the no-confidence motion. He added that even Prime Minister Imran Khan had mentioned that “bundles of notes” were being distributed in Sindh House.
“This is the first no-confidence motion in which no one is buying or selling votes, this is just propaganda,” said Shujaat.
Federal Minister Fawad Chaudhry had claimed a day earlier that Sindh House, Islamabad, “is currently the centre of horse-trading”, while accusing the Opposition of buying votes of MNAs.
He had alleged that there were reports of huge sums of money being shifted to the Sindh House, adding that the PPP has deputed police outside it to accommodate people there.
Following the claims, the Sindh House had become centre of attention, with PTI MNA Raja Riaz, who is residing their, claiming that 24 lawmakers were staying at the lodge.
The claims made by the minister and Riaz had also led to the PTI workers in Islamabad staging a sit-in today.
While the protest started off peacefully at the beginning, it soon took a violent turn as demonstrators broke the gate open and stormed inside the Sindh House. The incident happened despite the presence of a heavy contingent of police outside the lodge.
‘First time’ Opposition, govt holding rallies on same issue: PML-Q
The PML-Q leader said that the government always tries to stop public gatherings and it was the “first time” that the Opposition and the government were holding rallies on the same issue. The Opposition is insisting on holding public gatherings due to the government’s announcement.
“[I am] appealing once again that Opposition and the government delay their public gatherings,” said the PML-Q leader. If someone is dead or killed then everyone will regret it, he added.
“Federal ministers say [a MNA] will have to go through one million people if they wish to cast a vote against Imran Khan. When a voter decides to cast his vote then a crowd of 1 million or 100 million will not be able to stop him,” said the PML-Q leader.
