ISLAMABAD: The alleged dissident MNAs of ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday responded to the party show-cause notices, terming the allegations against them as baseless.
More than a dozen members of the National Assembly belonging to the PTI have allegedly defected to the joint opposition for voting against PM in a no-trust motion. On this PTI had last week issued show-cause notices to 13 dissident lawmakers.
The notices were served following the dissident MNAs’ decision to “seek refuge” at the Sindh House.
The dissident lawmakers were given seven days to present themselves before PM Imran Khan and explain the reasons behind their move — ahead of the crucial vote on a no-confidence motion against the premier.
The notices issued to the members mentioned that the interviews given to the media outlets by these members show that they have left PTI and, therefore, they were directed to present themselves before the party chairman.
In their response to the show-cause notices, the dissident MNAs said that the party had levelled “baseless allegations” against them. They also said that their actions are not in violation of Article 63(A) — which deals with the disqualification of parliamentarians who defect from their parties.
“We have neither left the PTI nor have we defected from the parliamentary party,” the MNAs responded in their letters, in which they also mentioned their reservations and concerns.
“Since the allegations are baseless, we thought it best to not appear before the prime minister in person,” they added.
The dissidents MNAs are included: Noor Alam Khan (NA-27 Peshawar-I),Ahmed Hussain Deharr (NA-154 Multan-I),Muhammad Abdul Ghafar Wattoo (NA-166 Bahawalnagar-I),Dr. Muhammad Afzal Khan Dhandla (NA-98 Bhakkar-II),Nawab Sher (NA-102 Faisalabad-II),Raja Riaz Ahmed (NA-110 Faisalabad-X),Rana Muhammad Qasim Noon (NA-159 Multan-VI),Makhdoom Zada Syed Basit Ahmed Sultan (NA-185 Muzaffargarh-V),Aamir Talal Gopang (NA-186 Muzaffargarh-VI),Sardar Riaz Mehmood Khan Mazari (NA-195 Rajanpur-III),Wajiha Qamar,Nuzhat Pathan and Ramesh Kumar Vankwani.
