PML-N to oppose new accountability bill; says Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan
Wednesday, October 10th, 2012 4:46:53 by Faisal Farooq
Seeking support of MQM and ANP, opposition leader in the National Assembly Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan has said that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) strongly opposes the new accountability bill.
The opposition leader while briefing the media said that some clauses of the bill were laughable, adding that the Pakistan Peoples’ Party-led government will make efforts to get the bill passed by the assembly to secure the billions of rupees they have earned by corruption.
He observed, “Voting for this bill is equivalent to voting for corruption and legalizing the financial impropriety done in the past 65 years. The political parties talk a lot about politics and what all they can do – I ask the MQM, if they really wanted real accountability then they should vote against this fake accountability bill.”
He also asked the ANP leaders to second PML-N’s opposition saying that his party was happy to see some members of the ANP standing against the accountability bill during the previous session of the National Assembly.
The Opposition leader said that it will be a “betrayal” to the people of Pakistan to pass “the so-called accountability bill.”
Responding to a question as to why he only stressed upon the MQM and the ANP, Nisar said that he didn’t want to ask the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q), because they had sold their integrity to the PPP.
He observed, “If I am implicated in a corruption case of billions of rupees and don’t get caught, I am free to do whatever I want. If I am caught, then I can easily return the money and no legal proceedings will be carried out against me.”
He said that the passage of the bill will empower the prime minister to appoint a chairman of the accountability commission.
Tags: ANP, MQM, New Accountability Bill, Opposition leader Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan, PML-N, PML-Q, ppp, President Asif Ali ZardariShort URL: https://www.newspakistan.pk/?p=33879
Posted by Faisal Farooq
on Oct 10 2012. Filed under Pakistan, Politics.
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