Vawda puts Maulana and commissioner on the back foot

Former federal minister Faisal Vawda on Saturday took a dig at JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, saying the general elections results did not match the latter’s “wish list”, and that his “file” had become quite heavy and had gone as far as “Turkiye”.

Talking to a private TV channel, the former federal minister said everyone saw Maulana’s “game”.

“He (Fazl) did not get [poll] results according to his wish list. He will agree soon. His file has become quite heavy and has gone as far as Turkiye.”

Vawda said it was to be seen whether all the “expired leaders” are on “one container or locked inside it”.

Commenting on Rawalpindi Commissioner Liaquat Ali Chattha over his “confession” to being involved in “polls rigging”, the former federal minister said the latter’s revelation was only a “drama”.

The former minister opined there was a possibility that the PML-N had “launched” and “given money” to the Rawalpindi commissioner. “Here, the entire game is of money. Everyone has self-interest here.”

Vawda said the commissioner was about to retire in 10-12 days, questioning how could a “normal person” admit after ten days of elections that the ballot was rigged.

“If it (confession) was after ten minutes, or even after ten hours, one could have admitted it. After ten days you are saying your conscience has awakened.”

On Chattha’s remarks that he was willing to commit suicide over “his involvement in polls rigging”, Vawda said people in the country were willing to take their lives but no one “actually commits it”.

He said a person who was retiring after ten days was himself questionable. “From where did he (Rawalpindi commissioner) get so much property? Where did his property files come from? Who is he friends with?”

He termed Chattha’s remarks of conscience “non-sense”.