Constitutional amendment will be an attack on judiciary: Shah Mahmood Qureshi
Pakistan
PTI leader lauded Fazlur Rehman for not supporting the constitutional amendment
LAHORE (Dunya News) - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that the government’s plan of constitutional amendment is tantamount to bury the constitution.
Talking to media on Monday after the court hearing, the veteran politician paid tribute to JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman for not supporting the constitutional amendment.
“I request all the political parties to thoroughly study the draft of the amendment before voting in favour of the bill,” he said.
The constitutional amendment is a serious issue and it shouldn’t be passed in haste, he said.
Qureshi said that the draft of the bill should be tabled in the National Assembly to ensure transparency in the process.
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The house should have debate over the constitutional amendment, he added.
“Your grandfather made the constitution of 1973 with consensus but you are burying it,” Qureshi said, while addressing the PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.
He also termed the proposed amendment an attack on the judiciary.
“The basic structure of constitution would be changed through this amendment,” the seasoned politician said.
He added that the parliament is incomplete without the allocation of reserved seats to PTI and an incomplete parliament cannot do amendment in the constitution.
