DJ Butt threatens to take PTI to court

[Devil Soul]

DJ Butt threatens to take PTI to court
By Web Desk
Published: July 6, 2015

Imran Khan with DJ Butt. PHOTO: @ALIKANCHWALA

Muhammad Asif aka DJ Butt, an entertainer whose beats punctuated political rhetoric at the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) sit-in in Islamabad last year, claimed on Monday that the party owes him Rs60 million.

“My total payment for playing music at the PTI sit-in was Rs110 million but I have only been paid Rs50 million so far,” DJ Butt said, while speaking to Express News.

Read: Press pause: Silence in the air as PTI’s DJ picked up

“I will go to court if my payment is withheld,” he said, adding the party still owes him Rs50 million.

Further, Butt, who has been working with PTI since 2010, said, “My daily pay was Rs0.6 million.” PTI leader Naeemul Haque said the party is settling Butt’s dues and will resolve the matter soon.

Read: Unfortunate: DJ Butt’s assistant dies of heart attack at PTI sit-in

In September 2014, during the sit-in, Butt was arrested by law enforcers on charges of abetment.

Soon after the news broke, [HASHTAG]#JusticeForDJButt[/HASHTAG] started trending on Twitter:

A copy of DJ Butt’s bills can be viewed here:

 

[root]

Where are PTI fans who claimed it is clean corrupt free party.Looks like they are no better then others.They are just party of drama queens and anarchist with unrealistic goals.

 

[Kakaspai]

feel free to take them to court.You will get your justice when you turn 90

 

[Cent4]

Where are PTI fans who claimed it is clean corrupt free party.Looks like they are no better then others.They are just party of drama queens and anarchist with unrealistic goals.

The matter will be settled, it could be just that the party don't have that much money lying around.

Also do you really believe that he would have earned that much money if he was not covering Dharna,

 

[Shot-Caller]

110 million?

 

[Cent4]

110 million?

I still dont believe the figure, I think one additional zero has been added. Also the statement shown above is disgrace to accounting profession. I don't have time to explain the dr and cr entries shown above. Atleast DJ should have hired an accountant.

 

[Musafir117]

Pakistan Tehreek E INSAF t

 

[Imran Khan]

BC Music rates are very very high these days lets be mirasi

 

[ali_raza]

ek dodh jera karh gya te ek marasi jera parh gya

 

[M.SAAD]

Lolz, that's too much money for a DJ.

 

[FunkyGen]

pooti tunes?

 

[Peaceful Civilian]

Wrong title.. He didn't said that he will go in court. He said , he believes in justice from PTI. and he will not go in court

 

[khawaja07]

PTI haters ki chuni muni khusiyan .. kisi ANT ko bhi masla hoga to thread banjaiga uska

 

[ajpirzada]

For the love of PTI
IRFAN HAIDER — UPDATED OCT 23, 2014 06:56AM
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ISLAMABAD: While the ongoing sit-in of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) is thinning out by the day, DJ Asif Butt is as enthused as ever, even refusing to charge PTI for his services.

Butt’s talent and prowess for bringing crowds to fever pitch deserves appreciation; he is the one making calls for when to punctuate Chairman Imran Khan’s speeches with bursts of music.

“As a sound engineer, I was charging Rs35,000 per day until August 30. Since the clashes between police and PTI and Pakistan Awaami Tehreek workers, I refused to charge PTI anymore,” said Butt.

“Do you know why? It is because I am now part of the sit-in like any other supporter,” he declared.

DJ Butt no longer charges party management for sound services at the PTI sit-in
He explained that it is his association with PTI that shot him to fame and because of this he does not want to charge PTI for his services.

“I don’t mind working without any payment for PTI for the rest of my life but will of course charge other parties,” he quipped.

The sound equipment being used has also become less elaborate over time.

The show at the Constitution Avenue required 22 speakers, eight lights and six screens but now only eight speakers and eight lights are used.

DJ Butt clarified that while he is not being paid for his services, the PTI management is continuing to pay his staff.

“In the beginning, we needed 150 workers to operate the sound, generators, helpers, technicians and drivers but now the number has come down to 10,” he said.

He explained that the reduction in the amount of equipment and number of workers has automatically brought the cost down.

Published in Dawn, October 23rd, 2014

For the love of PTI - Pakistan - DAWN.COM

 

[Jazzbot]

Rs 110 million for fcking playing music? For what I did software engineering?