PTI MNAs being offered Rs3 billion each, claims Omar Ayub.
Omar Ayub Khan, the leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, has alleged that the government is manipulating Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) legislators for the purpose of horse-trading and is offering them up to Rs3 billion for vote in support of constitutional amendment, reported The Asian Mirror.
Addressing to media before the special committee meeting in Islamabad on Friday, Omar Ayub claimed the government did not have enough majority in the house and that is why it is offering huge bucks to PTI MNAs and senators.
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He said that currently raids are being conducted on the houses of PTI members.
“They are being tortured. Moreover, Zain Qureshi’s wife was picked up at night from his residence,” he alleged.
Many colleagues have been detained and his house was also raided, Omar Ayub said.
Omar Ayub said that he opposed the proposal to name Pakhtunkhwa instead of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
He said that PTI is opposing the constitutional amendment.
Omar Ayub Khan is a Pakistani politician who is currently serving as the Leader of the Opposition.
He was the last Federal Minister for Economic Affairs under the Prime Ministership of Imran Khan from April 2021 until April 2022.