Pakistan

“It’s your mess PM, clean up or go home”; Bilawal tells Imran Khan as PPP stays away from parliament

Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto has asked Prime Minister Imran Khan to either’ clean up his mess’ or ‘go home’ saying that the government didn’t bring the agreement it reached with the banned Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) to parliament.

Published 5 years ago on Apr 21st 2021, 6:07 am

By Web Desk

According to details, the PPP has decided to stay away from the National Assembly session scheduled to be held today to pass a resolution on the expulsion of the French ambassador.

Reportedly, the leadership of PPP made this decision after consultation with senior party members.

Speaking over the issue, Bialwal took to twitter and wrote that government took action on streets, banned TLP, closed internet yet Prime Minister did not make take National Assembly into confidence at any stage.

“Now PTI wants to hide behind NA. It’s your mess PM, clean up or go home,” he added.

Agreement wasnt brought to NA, Govt took action on streets, then banned, people killed, over 500 policemen injured, closed internet, PM didn’t make statement in NA, didnt take NA into confidence at any stage. Now PTI wants to hide behind NA. It’s your mess PM, clean up or go home
— BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) April 20, 2021

The NA session, government will present a resolution on the expulsion of the French ambassador, will begin at 3pm.

The session was postponed till 2pm on April 22 (Thursday) but it has been rescheduled two days earlier in view of government’s negotiations with the banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP).

The Ministers including Sheikh Rashid, Minister for Religious Affairs Dr Noorul Haq Qadri, Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) Tahir Ashrafi, Governor Punjab Mohammad Sarwar and Punjab Law Minister Raja Basharat lead the delegation from government’s side to hold talks with TLP.

Following the third round of talks, Interior Minister in his important video statement said that government would present a resolution in parliament to expel the French ambassador and will withdraw all cases including those filed under the fourth schedule against the leaders and workers of proscribed outfit.

The Interior Minister further said that it has been agreed that the banned outfit will call off its sit-ins across the country including at Masjid ul Rahmatul Lil Alameen in Lahore.

Sheikh Rasheed said he would hold a press conference today or tomorrow to share details and the process of talks will be taken forward with TLP members.