Fawad calls on politicians to 'reduce bitterness'

Info minister says politicians need to realise responsibilities as ruckus in parliament degrades them in peoples' eyes

ISLAMABAD:

Federal Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry said on Saturday that politicians needed to "reduce the bitterness" as the new year begins.

The minister stated that the "incumbent government and opposition should discuss elections, economy, political and judicial reforms".

He further added that Pakistan was a great country and politicians “need to realise their responsibilities” as ruckus in parliament degrade politicians in the eyes of the common people.

سال 2022 نئے سال کے آغاز پر سمجھتا ہوں ہمیں تلخیاں کم کرنے کی ضرورت ہے،حکومت اور اپوزیشن الیکشن، معیشت، سیاسی اور عدالتی اصلاحات کیلئےگفتگو کریں پاکستان ایک عظیم ملک ہے ہمیں اپنی ذمہ داریوں کے احساس کی ضرورت ہے پارلیمان میں فساد عام آدمی کی نظر میں سیاستدانوں کا وقار کم کرتا ہے

— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) January 1, 2022

 

The minister’s tweet comes two days after Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin introduced the Finance (Supplementary) Bill 2021 or the “mini-budget” in the National Assembly amid vociferous protest by the opposition lawmakers.

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The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Amendment Bill 2021 was also presented in the House, which was referred to the relevant standing committee for vetting.

As the proceedings started, despite the absence of PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, opposition members tore copies of the agenda and surrounded the speaker’s dais. They vehemently protested while Tarin was reading the items listed on the agenda.

 An intense protest against the bills escalated into fisticuffs between opposition lawmaker Shagufta Jamani and PTI MNA Ghazala Saifi.