- Sarwar says Imran Khan staging sit-in protest after being denied justice for over a year
- Says idea of setting up technocrat govt was Altaf’s and he has nothing to do with it
Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar Saturday dismissed reports that he was resigning from his post due to his anti-government criticism, saying, “I am neither resigning nor I am being asked to step down.”
In an interview with a private TV channel, the governor said that people must have access to justice, adding that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan was staging a sit-in after being denied justice for more than one-and-half year. “A common man has to wander around courts for 15 to 20 years to get justice,” he explained.
To a question about his meeting with Muttahidda Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain, he said that MQM had played a very positive role regarding sit-ins.
About Javed Hashmi’s allegations, Sarwar said that he would quit politics if it was proved that he met Khan and Qadri in London or even if he was aware of their meeting.
The governor said that the establishment of a technocrat government was the idea of Altaf Husain and he had nothing to do with it.
“There is not a single country in Europe where local government elections are not held. Unfortunately, LG elections, which is the nursery of democracy, were not held in Pakistan,” Sarwar said, regretting that all the political parties, including PTI, failed to hold LG system in accordance with their party’s manifestos.
To a question, the governor said that the issue of new provinces was unfortunately being politicised like Kalabagh Dam. “I want to suggest that all political parties should form a committee to discuss all issues, including new provinces, administrative units and LG system. There is no harm in new provinces if a political consensus is achieved,” he added.