Imran Khan with DJ Butt. PHOTO: @ALIKANCHWALA
“My total payment for playing music at the PTI sit-in was Rs140 million but I have only been paid Rs60 million so far,” DJ Butt said, while speaking to Express News.
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“I will go to court if my payment is withheld,” he said, adding the party still owes him Rs80 million.
Further, Butt, who has been working with PTI since 2010, said, “My daily pay was Rs0.6 million.” He added he owes Rs50 million to people for services.
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In September 2014, during the sit-in, Butt was arrested by law enforcers on charges of abetment.
Soon after the news broke, #JusticeForDJButt started trending on Twitter:
Not supporting any political party but just saying, pti itni batain krti hai, pehlay DJ ka bill to clear kr day #JusticeForDJButt
— sarmadsaleem (@khanssarmad) July 6, 2015
https://twitter.com/QararaRasha/status/618018187905359872
https://twitter.com/AswadBinAzraq/status/618010920808136704
A copy of DJ Butt's bills can be viewed here:
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