(24 News) The National Assembly passed the Election Act Amendment Bill with a majority vote amid strong protests and noise from the opposition.
The National Assembly meeting was chaired by Speaker Ayaz Sadiq in which the Chairman Standing Committee on Parliamentary Affairs presented the report of the Elections Act Amendment Bill Committee.
Meanwhile, the Election Act Amendment Bill was presented to the National Assembly for approval, while a motion was also presented to consider the Election Act Amendment Bill, which was approved by the House. The motion was presented by Bilal Azhar Kayani, which was strongly opposed by the opposition. , Opposition members protested and shouted slogans in the House, surrounded the Speaker’s dais and tore copies of the agenda.
Meanwhile, Ali Muhammad Khan presented an amendment to the amendment bill, which was opposed by the Law Minister. To block our way, 41 of their members gave affidavits that they belong to the Sunni Ittehad Council, your lawyer said that they are asking for reserved seats for the Sunni Ittehad Council, which party did not participate in the election, not reserved seats. Granted, we are not going to amend any crime.
A candidate who does not submit a party certificate will be an independent candidate, Amendment Bill
According to the amendment bill, a candidate who does not submit the party certificate before obtaining the election symbol will be considered independent. In case of not submitting the list of specific seats within the prescribed period, no political party will be entitled to specific seats.
The amendment bill said that any candidate’s declaration of affiliation to a political party once in the prescribed period shall be irrevocable.
PTI was, is and will remain a political party: Ali Muhammad Khan
Ali Muhammad Khan said that the Supreme Court has said that PTI was, is and will remain a political party. He asked the Election Commission whether PTI is halal for 39 members and haram for 41 members. We reject this amendment bill, make the legislation but it should be in the interest of the country, we will go to court against this legislation.
Later, the Speaker started the process of approving the Election Act Amendment Bill clause by clause and the House passed the bill with a majority vote amid strong protests and noise from the opposition while the House rejected the opposition amendment by a majority vote.
The Election Act Amendment Bill was presented in the National Assembly for approval. The opposition members raised slogans of disapproval of the Election Act Bill. The amendment bill is unconstitutional, we have got the right to reserved seats from the Supreme Court, the Election Act Amendment Bill is unconstitutional, how can we be deprived of our right given by the Supreme Court by making legislation.
Ali Muhammad Khan said that we have got the right to specific seats from the Supreme Court, the Election Act Amendment Bill was presented for political purposes.
Parliament is definitely supreme, but Supreme Court has the authority to interpret: Barrister Gohar Ali Khan
Chairman PTI Barrister Gohar said that the legislation is being passed against the constitution and the law, all this effort is only because the way they have changed form 47 to form their government, in this way they are now trying to make women and minorities We have 68 seats for women and 11 for minorities for which we submitted 4 applications to the Election Commission related to reserved seats. was attempted but won by a two-thirds majority.
He said that the Supreme Court of Pakistan said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf is a political party, was and will remain, this parliament is definitely supreme, but the Supreme Court has the authority to interpret, this legislation will be challenged in the Supreme Court. If you don’t give space to political parties, someone else will come, your end will be like Hasina Wajid, yesterday one of our members died but he could not go home, he wanted to go home but could not go because of brutality.
If you do not support the Kashmir issue, do not deny it: Defense Minister
Federal Minister for Defense Khawaja Asif while speaking in the National Assembly said that the Parliament makes the constitution and other institutions interpret it, there was a way that the government was sent home, its continuity was broken and this tradition was ended. Objections are still there today, but no matter how democracy is, there are objections to it, but democracy is better than dictatorship.
Khawaja Asif said that each other’s political, constitutional and legal position should be respected, institutions should not be attacked because of this, Parliament is supreme, it is the value and power of its House according to the constitution and law. No other institution has it, this institution makes the constitution. There may be flaws in this journey of democracy, don’t question it, there may be some flaws in other democratic countries including the United States.
He said that the nation has had the same position on Kashmir for 75 years, which has been registered in the resolutions of the United Nations and the Security Council. Atrocities continue. Thousands of people have been martyred in the war of independence of Palestine and 40 thousand Palestinians were martyred during the last 10 months, similarly, wars were fought on the issue of Kashmir, people living in Occupied Kashmir sacrificed and are still being exploited is
We were not taken into confidence on this bill, concerns of MQM
MQM-Pakistan Member of Assembly Farooq Sattar expressed reservations on the approval of the Election Act Amendment Bill and said that we have not been taken into confidence on this bill, the legislation against the constitutional institution is not right.
He said that before this decision, only the political parties were at odds, after the decision of the Supreme Court, an endless fight has started. Not ready to withdraw, if only the issue was resolved politically, if the parliament decided it instead of the court, there would have been a way out.
A wrong impression is being given regarding the Election Act: Shazia Murri
Pakistan People’s Party Member of Assembly Shazia Marri said that people’s problems should be discussed in the House and law-making is the work of the Parliament, not the courts. Wrong impression is being given regarding the Election Act. No, and this bill ensures loyalty to the party, so how is it wrong.
He said that you have started digital terrorism, now this terrorism will not continue, we will not discuss your aged chairman, Pakistan’s problems are bigger than this person, give him a fridge, AC. Give, and speak to the people. I know your pain on the Palestine resolution, your leader supported a Zionist, you are happy when a resolution against Pakistan is passed in the US Congress, the resolution is brought by the biggest supporter of Israel.
He said that condemn those of May 9, you have taught hatred, one who creates division and hatred cannot be a patriot, a patriot is on the president’s chair after spending 14 years in prison, we will pay any price to maintain stability. will do
Imran Khan did not run away from the country by making a deal: Hamid Raza
Sunni Unity Council chief Hamid Raza said that these Bhuttos talk about the ideology of Benazir, these people buried the ideology of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto, people’s properties were burnt on the martyrdom of Benazir.
He said that everything of Imran Khan is in this country, the founder of PTI has no property outside the country, he did not run away from the country by making an agreement but is still sitting in jail. Fear the time when the wheel of time will turn, the hand that raised to our honor we will not let go back, we have to remember morality.
Resolution regarding amendment of Indian Constitution passed
A resolution was presented in the National Assembly regarding the amendment of the Indian Constitution, which was approved by consensus. According to the resolution, Indian illegal actions were taken on August 5, 2019. Pakistan celebrates this day as Kashmir Exploitation Day. Jammu and Kashmir is still on the agenda of the United Nations, several resolutions of the United Nations Security Council have been approved.
The resolution said that the House gives unwavering political, diplomatic and moral support to Kashmir, expresses deep concern over the presence of millions of Indian forces, rejects Indian irresponsible statements
Later, the National Assembly session was adjourned till 11 am on Friday, August 9.
2024-09-03 23:18:30