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November 01 , 2024
PTI to Launch New Protest Movement against 26th Amendment
Lahore: After failing to block the passage of the 26th Constitutional Amendment in both houses of parliament, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday unveiled a plan to launch a nationwide protest movement.
The announcement was made by the Imran Khan-founded party’s Secretary General Salman Akram Raja at a press conference in Lahore. He termed the 26th Amendment an “attack on the Constitution of Pakistan and the judiciary”.
He said his party would strongly resist the constitutional tweaks and added that a plan had been chalked out to organize sit-ins and demonstrations nationwide.
The major announcement for a protest movement came after a series of demonstrations and power shows led by the major opposition party organized to mount pressure on the incumbent government to step back from the judiciary-centric constitutional tweaks.
Earlier this month, the embattled opposition party had announced a protest at D-Chowk protest for October 15, however, its political committee deferred it due to the two-day SCO summit in Islamabad.
Raja also slammed the incumbent government for alleged mistreatment of jailed party founder Imran Khan in Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail for more than one year.
He alleged that "inhumane treatment is being meted out to the PTI founder," — an allegation denied by the Adiala Jail authorities.
To a question related to Khan's wife's role after being released from jail, Raja clarified that Bushra Bibi has no intentions to play any role in the country’s politics.
Responding to a question related to Sher Afzal Marwat's recent criticism of the PTI leadership over its ineffective protest movement, the PTI secretary general hinted at disciplinary action against Marwat. "We are giving a chance to Sher Afzal Marwat. If he fails to maintain the party's discipline then we will take action against him," he said.
Reacting to Raja’s statement, Marwat expressed regret over the PTI secretary general's remarks, saying he "is always ready to work with him".
The PTI firebrand leader further said: "You [Salman Akram Raja] are neither my boss nor you have any authority to control me. PTI founder and [party chairman] Barrister Gohar Ali Khan are my bosses and I'm answerable to them. No other individual holds any value for me." - The News
Courtesy The News
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