Sindh Assembly passes resolution against Gandapur

Demands ECP action against K-P CM for using 'indecent language' about women

KARACHI:

The Sindh Assembly in its session on Tuesday took up various resolutions, including a resolution condemning Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur for using 'indecent language' against women and journalists.

The resolution, presented by PPP member Sadia Javed, was passed unanimously demanding strict action against K-P chief minister by the Election Commission and relevant authorities.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziaullah Lanjar said that such a person should not be a chief minister. In our society, women even in opponents lobby, are treated with respect and dignity, Lanjar said.

During Lanjar's speech, PTI members stood up and started chanting slogans, prompting the Speaker to ask if they had a problem with their seats. Members from PPP and other parties also strongly condemned Gandapur's statement, calling it a 'disgrace to women'.

MQM's Shariq Jamal and Rashid Khan said that Gandapur's speech has hurt women's dignity and he should be ashamed of what words he uttered. Meanwhile, PTI members opposed the resolution and defended Ali Amin Gandapur. Tehreek's Wajid Ali said that their party has always respected women and had given the most tickets to female contestants. He called the party leadership and Gandapur 'brave'.

During the session, a resolution submitted by PTI's Shabbir Qureshi regarding the failure of relief efforts after the rains was rejected. Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon said that the Sindh government and its machinery were fully active in relief works.

PTI member Sajjad Soomro presented a resolution against K-Electric, which was later amended to include HESCO and SEPCO as well on the advice of the parliamentary affairs minister. The Speaker decided to form an 11-member special committee comprising Sindh Assembly members to review the entire matter and summon the heads of power distribution companies to discuss the issue of load shedding. Finally, Muhammad Farooq of Jamaat-e-Islami presented a resolution commemorating the declaration of Qadianis non-Muslims on September 7, 1974. JI's resolution was postponed for next year with a suggestion to present it later.