ISLAMABAD:
The Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, Syed Khursheed
Shah, and Minister for Water and Power Khawaja Asif on Wednesday held a
meeting to defuse the tension that had arisen after the statements of
Minister of State for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali. Both expressed the
resolve that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Pakistan People’s
Party would counter all unconstitutional steps.
The situation became tense as Abid Sher Ali called the provincial governments ‘electricity thieves’. The meeting was held after the PPP legislators belonging to Sindh submitted a privilege motion to the National Assembly Secretariat against the Minister of State for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali over his statement on electricity defaulters.
During the meeting, Syed Khursheed Shah suggested closure of electricity feeders over power theft, Geo News reported.He suggested that rather than removal of transformers, feeders of those Sindh areas where power theft was recorded should be closed down. He assured to take the dues issue with the government of Sindh.
After the meeting, Khawaja Asif said they emphasised on cooperation to resolve the issues. He said that the issue of electricity arrears would be resolved through contacts with the Sindh government. He also assured to solve the issue of electricity loadshedding in the province.
Earlier, the PPPP legislators from Sindh submitted a privilege motion to the National Assembly Secretariat against Minister of State for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali over his remarks in which he allegedly termed the people of Sindh electricity thieves.
The privilege motion was signed by all the PPPP legislators from Sindh stating that the Minister of State for Water and Power Abid Sher used inappropriate, derogatory and highly objectionable language terming “all people of Sindh as electricity thieves including parliamentarians, during his press conference at Hesco headoffice, Hyderabad on Wednesday (April 24).”
The motion stated that in his remarks, he further said that “politicians urge public towards electricity theft to strengthen their vote bank”. “His disparaging remarks breach the privilege of the honourable parliamentarians and the people of Sindh, therefore, we urge that this privilege motion be admitted and sent to the Privileges Committee,” the motion stated.
The situation became tense as Abid Sher Ali called the provincial governments ‘electricity thieves’. The meeting was held after the PPP legislators belonging to Sindh submitted a privilege motion to the National Assembly Secretariat against the Minister of State for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali over his statement on electricity defaulters.
During the meeting, Syed Khursheed Shah suggested closure of electricity feeders over power theft, Geo News reported.He suggested that rather than removal of transformers, feeders of those Sindh areas where power theft was recorded should be closed down. He assured to take the dues issue with the government of Sindh.
After the meeting, Khawaja Asif said they emphasised on cooperation to resolve the issues. He said that the issue of electricity arrears would be resolved through contacts with the Sindh government. He also assured to solve the issue of electricity loadshedding in the province.
Earlier, the PPPP legislators from Sindh submitted a privilege motion to the National Assembly Secretariat against Minister of State for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali over his remarks in which he allegedly termed the people of Sindh electricity thieves.
The privilege motion was signed by all the PPPP legislators from Sindh stating that the Minister of State for Water and Power Abid Sher used inappropriate, derogatory and highly objectionable language terming “all people of Sindh as electricity thieves including parliamentarians, during his press conference at Hesco headoffice, Hyderabad on Wednesday (April 24).”
The motion stated that in his remarks, he further said that “politicians urge public towards electricity theft to strengthen their vote bank”. “His disparaging remarks breach the privilege of the honourable parliamentarians and the people of Sindh, therefore, we urge that this privilege motion be admitted and sent to the Privileges Committee,” the motion stated.
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