PTI claimed Wednesday that party leader Faisal Vawda tried damaging the party’s upcoming long march to Islamabad and distanced itself from his statement regarding bloodshed in the protest.
In conversation with a private television channel right after Vawda’s presser, PTI Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry said that the party leader’s claims of bloodshed during the march were “false”.
“PTI’s march will be peaceful,” Fawad said, voicing PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s statement that the march would see no violence and he would not allow his workers to be arrested.
“Frankly, I am surprised and confused at Faisal Vawda’s press conference. We were unaware of his press conference,” the senior PTI leader said.
He added that he would call Vawda and inquire about his media talk.
In a tweet, PTI Secretary-General Asad Umar said Vawda’s statement does not represent party policy and views, adding that a show-cause notice would be issued to him.
“President Sindh has been told on the instructions of the chairman Imran Khan to issue show cause notice to Faisal for violating party policy,” Umar said.
PTI’s Sindh chapter President Ali Zaidi said Vawda tried to “damage” the party’s long march as he cast aspersions behind the motives of the presser.
Zaidi asked that when Khan has clearly issued instructions for all to remain peaceful, then what weight Vawda’s presser carried.
In his press conference earlier, Vawda said that PTI’s long march would witness bloodshed , death and funerals.
“These funerals will definitely be held, but I will try until my dying breath to save my Pakistanis from sacrificing their lives for a conspiracy hatched by some people. I will try to end this politics of death and bloodshed in this country.”
Vawda said that “important and common” people’s deaths will take place in the long march, adding that there were “ulterior motives” behind the march to Islamabad.
