ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Member of the National Assembly (MNA) Javed Latif has accepted horse-trading of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers ahead of the opposition’s no-confidence motion.
While appearing in the ARY News programme Off The Record, Javed Latif has openly accepted the horse-trading of PTI lawmakers.
“Today, we are getting votes from PTI lawmakers. We are telling it and endorsing it that they are giving their votes to us.” The host questioned Javed Latif whether it is called horse-trading or not. To this, the PML-N MNA said, “Yes”.
ہاں ہم ہارس ٹریڈنگ کر رہے ہیں کیونکہ ہم کسی اور طریقے سے عمران خان کو گھر بھیجنے میں ناکام رہے۔ جاوید لطیف کا اعتراف pic.twitter.com/WxQhX3mV2r
— Muhammad Faizan Yasin (@faizanMFY) March 15, 2022
Later, he tried to give a reason that the incumbent government was not allowing any constitutional move for its ouster by stopping people from the no-confidence motion and banning political power shows.
He claimed that the opposition is doing less to topple the incumbent government as compared to the wrongdoings committed to form the PTI government.
Horse-trading
The menace of horse-trading was also criticised by the journalists who are critics of the PTI government.
In the major political developments, the PTI government and the opposition parties have unveiled a plan to organise power shows against each other on the same venue in Islamabad that could lead to violence.
On the other hand, politicians from the treasury and opposition benches were publically debating on horse-trading and the open sale of consciences by lawmakers.
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While slamming the style of politics, the host of Express News programme The Review, Shahbaz Rana said on Twitter that Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) will not serve democracy if they oust the PTI government through horse-trading.
He said that turncoats should be buried once for all. “Bringing no-confidence motion is a constitutional right of the opposition but it should be done democratically and without buying out PTI MNAs [Members of the National Assembly].”
PPP, PMLN and JUIF will NOT serve democracy,if they ouster the PTI government through horse trading. Turncoats should be buried once for all. Bringing no confidence motion is a constitutional right of opposition but it should be done democratically and without buying out PTI MNAs
— Shahbaz Rana (@81ShahbazRana) March 14, 2022
A senior journalist and former PEMRA chairman, Absar Alam gave his opinion on the current political situation, saying that bringing a no-confidence motion and its success will weaken the movement of the constitutional and civilian supremacy in the country.
Alam added that the success of the no-confidence motion will waste the years-long sacrifices of the nation.
میری رائے ہے کہ حکومت کے آخری سال میں تحریک عدم اعتماد لانا یا اُس کا کامیاب ہونا آئینی اور سویلین بالادستی کی تحریک کو کمزور کر جائے گا۔ قوم کی کئی سالوں کی قُربانیاں رائیگاں جائیں گی۔
آپ کا کیا خیال ہے؟— Absar Alam (@AbsarAlamHaider) March 14, 2022
The TV anchorperson and The Review host, Kamran Yousaf said that the success and failure of the opposition’s no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan will be based on the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) whether its lawmakers would put their consciences on the sale or not.
ن لیگ کہ ایک رہنما کے مطابق تحریک عدم اعتماد کی کامیابی یا ناکامی کا انحصار اس بات پر ہے کہ ن لیگ اپنے ضمیر کا سودا کرتی ہے یا نہیں! ن لیگی رہنما کے مطابق اگر ان کی جماعت نے کچھ معاملات پر سمجھوتہ کر لیا تو تحریک عدم اعتماد کامیاب ہو جائے گی!
— Kamran Yousaf (@Kamran_Yousaf) March 14, 2022
He was of the view that the no-confidence motion will meet success if the PML-N settles some of its issues.