WEB DESK, July 23(ABC): Following PML-N’s Hamza Shahbaz’s ‘surprising’ victory in the Punjab Assembly Friday, PTI Chairman Imran Khan asked the masses to take to the streets tonight against the deputy speaker’s ruling.
The PTI chairman was addressing the public after PML-N’s candidate Hamza Shahbaz retained the post of Punjab CM against Pervez Elahi in the run-off election held in the Punjab Assembly. Hamza’s victory was secured after the deputy speaker rejected PML-Q’s 10 votes, citing Article 63(A) of the Constitution.
The PTI chairman told the public that he was “in a state of shock” to see the incidents that unfolded in the Punjab Assembly during the run-off election.
The former prime minister said that democracy had “meritocracy and transparency” but its foundation was based on “morality”.
“Democracy does not have an army. Parliament does not have an army. The army is somewhere else. Parliament has one thing, which is morality,” the PTI chairman said.
Sharing the example of the UK, Khan said that Britain’s democracy works as Boris Johnson had to resign for holding a party during the coronavirus pandemic.
“It wasn’t even news here, he had to resign because of that. Democracy is based on morality,” said Imran.