PDM to serve show cause notices to PPP, ANP today
By Muhammad JuniadPublished On 05 Jan 2023
- PPP and ANP will be issued notices over alleged violations of PDM's principles.
- PDM chief Maulana Fazal ur Rehman has approved the issuance of show-cause notices to both parties.
- Notices will be sent by Secretary-General PDM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Awami National Party (ANP) will be served show-cause notices today over alleged violation of the Pakistan Democratic Movement’s (PDM) consensus decision and principles.
As per details, PDM chief Maulana Fazal ur Rehman has approved the issuance of show-cause notices to both parties.
Notices will be sent by Secretary-General PDM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, the sources added.
PPP notice will be sent to Bilawal Bhutto Zardari whereas ANP notice will be issued to party chief Asfandyar Wali Khan.
PPP has been asked to explain within a week, its conduct of getting appointed its candidate, former PM Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, as Leader of Opposition in Senate, by defying the consensus decision of component parties of the Opposition alliance.
On the other hand, a similar notice is also being issued to the ANP for supporting the PPP in its efforts to get Gilani designated by roping in government’s ally Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) senators to constitute major support.
PPP and ANP's move has harmed Opposition alliance and movement, read the notices.
The show-cause notice directed both the parties to revert within 7 days.
The Senate dispute
The PDM had decided last month that the PPP will get the slot of chairman Senate while the deputy chairman will go to JUI-F and the PML-N will get the office of the leader of Opposition.
The PPP and JUI-F candidates for the two slots couldn’t succeed in the polls, as the presiding officer discarded seven votes of the PPP candidate Senator Yusuf Raza Gilani.
Subsequently, the PPP backed out of consensus understanding and opted to get the slot of the Opposition leader by roping in some members of the BAP party, which is part of the government.
The ANP stood by the PPP.
