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‘Dissension within ‘N’ stands exposed’
LAHORE: PPP leaders said on Thursday a good number of PML-N MPAs in Senate election in Punjab had revolted against the “dictatorial mindset” of their leadership by not casting vote in favour of party candidates.
Some 11 PML-N members did not vote for the party candidates. Instead they preferred to give vote to the PPP and PML-Q joint candidate, Nadeem Afzal Chan.
“Today a good number of PML-N MPAs expressed their distrust in their leadership by not casting votes in favour of party candidates. It shows the Sharifs are not running the party democratically,” PPP’s central Punjab president Manzoor Wattoo told Dawn.
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He said the PML-N leadership should learn politics from Asif Ali Zardari. “In the Senate election, the PPP made alliance with the MQM, PML-Q, ANP and JUI-F while the PML-N’s own legislators appeared to be protesting the party’s policies,” he said.
Mr Wattoo said the presidential ordinance to stop the Senate election in Fata was an “insane move”. “The government instead of rushing for 22nd amendment to check horse-trading should evolve a consensus among the political parties like the PPP did in 2012 Senate election,” he said.
PPP south Punjab President Makhdoom Ahmed Mahmood said the PML-N government should revisit its anti-people policies after revolt by some of its MPAs. “The PML-N leadership needs to give respect to its members. They, in fact, have protested against their leadership’s governance style,” he said.
He said: “Today is the victory of PPP as its candidate was given votes by the PML-N members,” he said.
Published in Dawn March 6th, 2015
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Can this be substentiated? I doubt because basically they all are timid and timidity is the hallmark of their two leader brothers.
It is due to Mian Nawaz Sharif Punjabi Phobia " Jag Punjabi Jag" a mockery of his type of Politicos, maintaining family Empire along with four courtiers (darbari) two Khawajas sons of anti Bhutto and PPP , one long tongue of Narowal, one crony of Gujranwal , rest all his family members. How he won 2013 election it is also mystery, it is results of 40 years of Punjab, got help from Talbans now killing them with the help of Army.
horse trading at its best - how much were the 11 Judas' paid out one wonders, $1 million each??!!!
With all this political news of horse trading and game playing, politicians won. Most politicians look very happy, celebrating their victory. Now, newly elected Senators would get good salary and perks, all paid by hard earned money of tax payers. Question: What tax payers would get in return for money they would be paying to Sanators?
Nawaz Sharif and his brother Co Regent Shabaz's Mughal Style rule is in trouble. Maryam Sharif or Hamza Sharif should tell the elder Sharifs that Darbar Style rule does not work. Last one was Queen Victoria. Crowned as Empress of India...long long time ago.
One day Mr Shareef,one day you have to pay back what you are taking away from this great nation bit by bit...I want to see you brought to justice before I die..
pot calling kettle black? Is there democracy in PPP? Isn't it a family party, with the head always a Bhutto? How is that different from PMLN?
Weather they voted against their own party candidate or voted for an opposition boggy , Both the Parties are run like personal property , PPP is neither a pro nor quasi democratic setup , Nor is MPL-N any democratic party as such , so whome he is kidding ??? PPP has Never been a democratically run Party even in ZAB Time or for that matters during BB time , come AAZ time , what ever was any democracy left , was wiped out by him appointing his son as chariman and himself a co-chariman ... PML-N offcourse is a personal party of Sharifs , no doubt about it .....
PPP cannot sink PML N otherwise the PPP is history since both support each other!
Just one stint in the senate guarantees you a fantastic pension and benefits for life. I wonder if any other profession gets a life long pension for one 5 year term. As far as PML-N goes its a family business, the public and supporters have no business interfering in it. Pakistani public ought to receive even worse punishment for electing the most corrupt people around. It is only fair.