ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan expressed hope on Saturday that the majority of the PTI’s dissenting legislators would return to the party as the vote of no-confidence against him in the National Assembly approaches.
“I can sense the public’s rising dissatisfaction with horse-trading… Most of them would return to the party because they are watching the public reaction,” he said, referring to the incident yesterday in which PTI activists stormed the Sindh House in Islamabad in protest against the ruling party’s dissident members who were residing within.
The prime minister delivered these words while speaking at the Rawalpindi Ring Road Project’s groundbreaking ceremony in Islamabad.
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He also encouraged party members to stage peaceful protests and avoid clashes with opposing parties, stating that the public must be able to distinguish between good and bad.
“Some of our people got emotional and reached Sindh House. I tell them that peaceful protest is their legal right but don’t resort to violence,” he remarked.
“Is it rightful for those who have changed loyalties after accepting the dirty money!” the premier questioned.
“Time has changed, as there is no more room for ‘Changa Manga’ politics. On August 27, there will be a massive gathering of people to give a clear message of standing with the virtue by denouncing the vice,” he added.
With the opposition’s campaign for a no-confidence motion, he predicted, the nation’s rage will continue to simmer.
The prime minister accused the PPP-led Sindh government of bribing PTI MNAs in order to push a no-trust vote in the lower chamber of parliament.
“It is necessary for the public to realise what is happening in the country. The entire nation is witnessing that illicit money is being used for buying and selling of votes.
“There is a market to purchase conscience of people through illegal pelf. The police force was summoned from the Sindh province to guard the Sindh House where illegal activities are happening,” he added.
The prime minister said that “huge bags of money” were given out to buy people’s loyalty.
“This kind of politics, which has always pushed the country behind in terms of progress and wealth, should be witnessed by the public,” he remarked.
According to the premier, opposition leaders looted the country’s wealth and sent it abroad. “None of them ever felt embarrassed.”
PM Imran stated that legislators in the United Kingdom and other Western countries could not dare to sell their votes for fear of public backlash.
