PTI MNA expelled from party meeting over floor-crossing allegation
Pakistan
Aslam Ghuman wasn’t in contact with the party during the constitutional amendment
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNA Aslam Ghuman was shown the door during the parliamentary party meeting held in National Assembly on Monday.
The parliamentary party meeting was chaired by the opposition leader Omar Ayub.
According to sources, Ghuman wasn’t in contact with the party during the 26th constitutional amendment process.
He was allegedly in contact with other political parties, said the sources.
The party asked him to respond the show-cause notice already sent to him before attending any meeting.
Ghuman, an MNA from Sialkot, left the meeting to avoid any further embarrassment.
Earlier, PTI leader Zain Qureshi had resigned as deputy parliamentary leader of the party in National Assembly.
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Zain Qureshi said that he resigned to ensure independent and transparent inquiry against him.
He said that he also responded to the show-cause notice issued to him by the party.
He said that he would remain loyal to his father Shah Mehmood Qureshi and PTI founder Imran Khan.
Qureshi was accused of alleged floor-crossing during the 26th constitutional amendment.
The party had issued show-cause notices to its members who allegedly crossed the floor during the 26th constitutional amendment process.
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The accused members were asked to submit written explanations and appear before an inquiry committee. The move came after allegations that some members had disappeared during key voting sessions.
