Senate Election Turns Traumatic For Opposition in Sindh

The irked members of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have become troublesome for the ruling party and they have deliberately 'disappeared' before the poll

Web DeskMarch 2, 2021

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and opposition parties are having heavy crosses to bear in Sindh as a few of its lawmakers may vote for Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) in the Senate election. Meanwhile, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced to conduct Senate poll on March 3 through secret ballot.

The irked members of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Sindh have become troublesome for the ruling party and they have deliberately ‘disappeared’ before the Senate election.

An interesting situation developed when PTI Sindh Head Khurrum Sher Zaman alleged that three PTI MPAs have been kidnapped ahead of the Senate election.

He alleged that the Sindh government was behind mysterious abduction.

Khurrum Sher Zaman also asserted that their legislators have also been threatened over telephone calls.

To ensure that nobody else away, the members of the Sindh Assembly belonging to Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) and Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) have been moved to a private hotel in Karachi.

The measure has been taken by PTI ahead of the Senate poll on March 3 to ensure the safety and security of the lawmakers.

They would go to the assembly from the same spot on the election day to cast their votes.

However, the claims of Khurrum Sher Zaman did not sustain long as the allegedly kidnapped leaders released videos one after another, rejecting the claims of abduction by their party leader.

Shahar Yar Khan Shar released a video in which he said that why would anybody kidnap him. He told that he was at his home, safe and secure.

The lawmaker sounded angry with the party’s leadership as he said that they asked the prime minister to do something for Sindh but he didn’t.

Kareem Baksh, another PTI MPA of Sindh from PS-100, swerved from the party policy and publicize that he would vote for the party of his choice in the Senate poll.

Hinting that he would not vote in favor of PTI in the upcoming poll, Baksh said, “ I would never vote for the people who purchased Senate ticket”.

MNA Faheem Khan also released a video after which he expressed his reservations with the party.

He said that the workers of Karachi were disappointed, adding that the party has been abandoned in Sindh.

“Despite the assurance by the speaker assembly multiple times, we were not given the time to meet the Prime Minister”, the legislator complained angrily.

Muhammad Aslam Abro from PS-1 Jacobabad said that the party did not give importance to Sindh.

He expressed discontent with the award of two Senate tickets in Sindh.

Abro said that PTI did not launch projects in Sindh likewise the rest of the country.

“We were hopeful and had promised the people that the problems of Jacobabad would be resolved”, he said and added that it has been over 30 months and nothing has been done so far.

“My vote is my right and I will cast it according to my conscience”, Abro said.

The tension between both parties was witnessed once again in the Sindh Assembly on Tuesday as the PTI members beat their own lawmaker and the floor witnessed a bedlam ahead of the Senate poll.