Former ruling party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Affidavits of the members of the National Assembly on behalf of (PTI) on the order of the Supreme Court Election Commission Submission is in progress.
But on the other hand, it is being alleged that the members of the PTI are being kidnapped and arrested.
Former Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser told the media that his three MNAs Jamshed Dasti, Sahibzada Ameer Sultan and Muazzam Jatoi are being raided and harassed by the police.
The Muzaffargarh police arrested MNA Muazzam Ali Jatoi in an anti-corruption case and produced him in court. Jamshed Dasti said that the police raided his house but he was not caught by the police and that the police were ‘harassing’ him.
MNA Ameer Sultan’s lawyers told the court that he had reached home safely, on which the plea was disposed of.
According to Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Shoaib Shaheen, on the order of the Supreme Court, the election commission has so far collected the affidavits of 37 out of 41 MNAs, while four members might not collect them due to being abroad.
According to Imtiaz Shaikh, Deputy Chief Whip of the Sunni Unity Council in the Punjab Assembly, “All our 107 MPs have submitted their affidavits for rejoining Tehreek-e-Insaf.”
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A drop-scene of the kidnapping of the three members
Some leaders including Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Asad Qaiser have made statements during the last two days that following the decision of the Supreme Court on the specific seats, the members of the assembly are being kidnapped and the police are harassing them.
Member of National Assembly from Muzaffargarh Moazzam Jatoi and MNA Sahibzada Ameer Sultan from Jhang were accused of kidnapping two days ago, while the arrest of Jamshed Dasti was reported. But the Police Station President Muzaffargarh of Muazzam Jatoi has presented the arrest in the anti-corruption case and presented it in the local court today.
A petition was filed in the Lahore High Court on behalf of MNA Ameer Sultan that he was abducted by unknown persons on the night of July 13 and 14 while going home from Sarwar Road area of Lahore Cantt. Justice Shahram Sarwar Chaudhry heard this application on Thursday, when PTI lawyers stated that Member National Assembly Amir Sultan has returned home safely, so they want to withdraw this application. On this basis, the court has disposed of the application.
MNA Jamshed Dasti said in his video message that the police are raiding his house and trying to arrest him. However, they have not been arrested yet.
Why was the fear of arrest or kidnapping of the members expressed?
Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Shoaib Shaheen while talking to Independent Urdu said that the Supreme Court ordered the PTI members to submit their affidavits to the Election Commission for re-joining the Tehreek-e-Insaf in the case of specific seats.
He said, “After getting certain seats to the PTI, the ruling alliance no longer has a two-thirds majority in the National Assembly, due to which it will not be able to legislate as it wants, therefore the members of the Tehreek-e-Insaaf are being harassed.” is so that they change their loyalties.’
According to Shoaib Shaheen, ‘All our MLAs are united, no matter how much pressure they put, they cannot leave PTI. On Thursday, 37 members are submitting their affidavits to the Election Commission. While four members might not give the affidavit due to being abroad. “They are submitting the affidavits of their members in the provincial assemblies. They will also be submitted soon.”
Umar Ayub, the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly, while talking to the media, said that the decision regarding the specific seats of the Supreme Court is not being implemented. We appeal to the Supreme Court to implement this decision.
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2024-07-19 20:15:52