Elected representatives are being called as thieves, mafia: PM Abbasi
The PM further asked whether parliament has the right of legislation or not.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Prime Minister (PM) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Monday said everyone should also respect parliament like other state departments.
In his speech in parliament, Abbasi said that the House should talk on the judicial verdicts taken in the past. No solution will be found if these decisions are not discussed, he added.
The PM further asked whether parliament has the right of legislation or not.
He said he had not criticized the judiciary rather he had talked of constitutional limits. The country had suffered a lot whenever the institutions crossed their limits, adding breaching privilege of any institution would lead to a free for all situations.
“Such things can never be in the country’s interest. Executive always takes decisions in the national interest but in case they prove wrong, they must not be made culprit,” he added.
The premier said that elected members of the House are being called as robber, dacoits and mafia and that everyone should also accept the decisions of the parliament.
Earlier, Abbasi said the July 28 verdict had been implemented and it were the people to judge that verdict in the July elections. The said controversial decision had no legal precedence as there had not been even right to appeal. The decisions causing instability in the country needed caution, he added.
Asked whether the elections would be held on time, he said it was a constitutional requirement to hold the polls within 60 days and in case of any delay, the constitution also provided for a year’s extension to the government.
The PM said Chaudhary Nisar’s reservations, which he believed were not justified, would be addressed, continuing Maryam Nawaz neither had any party office, nor was she in government.
To a question, he said Shehbaz Sharif’s name was not final for the prime minister’s slot.
After getting majority in the polls, the central executive committee of the party would decide about it, he said, adding that Nawaz Sharif would be his choice for the premiership.
About the Balochistan situation, he said the parliamentarians would have to answer to the people as their actions were apolitical and unjustified. He criticized those planning to win the Senate election through horse-trading or using their riches. The venal politicians would be exposed and boycotted, he added.
The prime minister questioned as to why only in Nawaz Sharif’s case, the accountability court was conducting two hearings in a month. Was Nawaz Sharif the only accused in the country, he asked.
Prime Minister Abbasi wished Imran Khan well, saying that his private matter should not be made part of media debate.
