Islamabad :
In the National Assembly session, there was a heated exchange between PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi. Bilawal Bhutto accused the budget of rigging the vote. Minister Khawaja said that if you want to suppress us, we Will not be suppressed
In his speech, the PPP chairman said that if the government does not rigged the vote on the budget, then the world would see that the Prime Minister does not even have 172 votes. The Prime Minister was present in the meeting for only 50 minutes and left the hall before the final vote due to the large number of government members.
He said that 172 representatives of the nation had expressed their confidence in the budget by voting, and when it came to honoring the vote, it should be respected by both the opposition and the government, not one-sided respect. PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Addressing the Speaker of the National Assembly, Asad Qaiser, Zardari said that if you do not rig, then Prime Minister Imran Khan did not have 172 votes in favor of the Finance Amendment Bill.
Addressing the National Assembly, Bilawal Bhutto said that if you had not given time, the government would not have had the required number to pass the Finance Amendment Bill, but Mr. Speaker! You have taken away our rights. “
Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that what you are demanding here would have been better if you had said that this example has been set in Sindh. They show mirrors and do not see. He said that the opposition had presented cut motions on which they could talk. Full opportunity was given and the answer was given, the vote was taken and now it has been defeated, so accept it. This is also a parliamentary tradition.
He said that when the chairman of PPP talks about parliamentary tradition, the tradition is that when he is given an opportunity to speak, he should answer the question. He said which parliamentary tradition he is talking about, if You think that if you suppress us by making a lot of noise, it will not happen. The opposition started spoiling the atmosphere of this House. If they allow Imran Khan to deliver his speech, it will not happen.
He warned that if Imran Khan was not allowed to speak, neither Bilawal nor Shahbaz Sharif would speak, the sweet hip-hop would not be bitter. The Foreign Minister said that if you follow the traditions and rules. We are ready to follow but if you want to suppress us, we will not suppress.