Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Friday that nobody but the Parliament could remove him from his office, adding that only the Speaker of the House could disqualify him as the Prime Minister.
Addressing the National Assembly on Friday, Gilani said he wanted to take the Parliament into confidence on the Supreme Court’s verdict against him in the contempt of court case.
The Parliament is the country’s supreme institution, he said, adding his only crime is to protect the Constitution.
He said if the parliament disqualifies him he will accept its decision.
Prime Minister Gilani said the federal law minister and his counsel have clarified various controversies created on the apex court’s verdict. He said, “we did not accept the steps taken by the dictators in the past and worked for democracy.”
Gilani assured that he would never support derailment of democracy, even when he is not in power. He said that his party worked with the PML-N and did not support derailment of democracy. It signed the Charter of Democracy with PML-N, he said.
He also said that with the departure of Nawaz Sharif from the country the democracy suffered‚ but we continued efforts to protect democracy.
He informed the assembly that developmental funds have been distributed among all parties without any discrimination.
Lamenting opposition leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali’s remarks in the House, he said he was the elected prime minister.
“One brother doesn’t accept the President; other brother doesn’t accept the Prime Minsiter while the whole PML-N doesn’t accept Imran Khan,” he mocked.
Gilani also challenged the opposition party to bring a no-trust motion.
Referring to by election in Multan‚ which a PPP candidate won‚ he said public still supports his part.
Addressing the issue of immunity, the prime minister said all heads of states enjoy immunity across the world under the Vienna Convention.
Nobody but Parliament could remove me: Gilani
