Attending assembly session for only making speeches on Covid-19 issue is of no use: Fawad
Last updated on: 12 May,2020 12:16 pm
Fawad Chaudhry stated that NA has failed to discuss the coronavirus outbreak.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday has called political speeches in National Assembly session amid coronavirus outbreak as waste of time. In a tweet, the minister said that if anyone wants to make political statement, he can summon a press conference as coming to the assembly for only making speeches is of no use. He stated that NA has failed to discuss the coronavirus outbreak, why is it spreading, what have we done so far and when is the world going to create its vaccine. Fawad Chaudhry further told that he has written a letter to NA Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri, saying the MNAs should first be briefed on the epidemic by experts.
Earlier, the federal minister said that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders insisted and risked the lives of other members for assembly session.
Similarly , the resources were wasted for the arrangements of the session, he added.
A few members and employees of the National Assembly were corona positive and a few were waiting for their test results therefore,it was utterly inappropriate to risk the lives of many people, he feared.
He went on to say stated that opposition leaders were playing politics and delivering speeches for point scoring but none of them was fully aware with the exact situation of his or her constituency.
"I suggested the members to hold a virtual session to save time and other resources, which was more safe way to discuss issues and their solutions,” he stated.