Asks Imran to stop politics of mud-slinging and demonstrate maturity
ISLAMABAD(INP): Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique strongly defending the Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has said that the Speaker is dispensing his duties with honesty and impartiality. He said the speaker’s decision on the disqualification references filed against the Prime Minister and the PTI Chairman is correct and this House endorses his decision.
Responding to the criticism of the PTI Chairman, the Minister said that it is the habit of the PTI Chairman to attack the personality of the Speaker and also hurled allegations of rigging on him. But he said it is the same Speaker who did not accept the resignation of the PTI MNAs.
On the references filed against the Prime Minister, the Minister said that the four references furnished before the Speaker did not carry any documentary evidence. Therefore, the Speaker did not find appropriate to forward the references to the ECP. He said that the Speaker also rejected one reference against the PTI Chairman and forwarded the second one to the ECP having the substantial material and evidence.
Khawaja Saad said that Imran Khan himself is the founder of offshore companies but he never gets tired of hurling accusations on others. He said that the government was and is ready to sit with the opposition parties to chalk out a way forward for investigation into the Panama Papers. He said the opposition parties during talks with the Government themselves were of the view that the investigation should not be person specific.
The Minister invited the opposition parties to sit with the government for framing a joint and comprehensive legislation on investigation into Panama Papers and other corrupt practices. He said the investigation should not be any person specific but should be across the board. He said we should bring such a legislation which not only investigate corruption of the past but also shut doors for malpractices in the future.
He asked Imran Khan to stop the politics of allegations and mud-slinging and demonstrate maturity in his political conduct.
