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ISLAMABAD: As a mark of protest against the party’s policies, particularly its stance on terrorism and allegedly condoning glaring irregularities in intra-party polls, Adnan Randhawa has stepped down as the Deputy Information Secretary of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI).
The final blow to the youthful Randhawa, it is believed, was served by a statement issued by PTI Chairman Imran Khan after the Islamabad court attack.
“The PTI’s stand on the latest terror act here leaves much to be desired,” quipped another lawyer, who belongs to the Insaf Lawyers Forum (ILF).
The ILF member pointed out that they would stand by the bar associations whatever course of action was decided with regard to the terrorist attack and its aftermath. He said they expected the PTI chief to issue a statement for foolproof security in view of any further terror bid.
Randhawa called for dissolution of the PTI’s core committee being an unconstitutional body and all its decisions taken so far be reversed, particularly the one which removed the elected bodies of PTI Balochistan at the behest of what he alleged mafia.
The disgruntled party activist emphasised that a 15-member core committee be formed after getting it elected by the Central Executive Committee through a secret ballot.
Randhawa has forwarded some demands to the party leadership which include the removal of secretary general and president and secretary general of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, who, he said, were nominated by maneuvering the constitution and the Central Executive Committee. He called for holding polls against these key posts as per the PTI constitution immediately.
“Now that the drone attacks have stopped and the government has halted the strikes, the PTI should have demanded strictest action against the attackers of the court, their planners and trainers,” he said while confirming his resignation, when The News contacted him on phone on Sunday.
Randhawa stressed that all corrupt representing different mafia at the top level be removed and replaced with genuine educated middle class workers of the party.
Asked if the statement of PTI Chairman Imran Khan in the wake of the court attack was the reason for his decision to quit as deputy information secretary, he said the F-8 tragedy was just one of the many reasons for his move.
“I had requested the leadership to relieve me of my responsibility because of reservations about some politics and actions of the party,” he maintained in reply to a question.
About his demands, he said, the report of the Review Commission, headed by Tasneem Noorani should immediately be made public as was promised and the forensic audit report be shared with the Central Executive Commission, if not with public.
This correspondent sent out a short message to PTI Information Secretary MNA Shireen Mazari on the party’s position on this development, however, she did not reply to it.
looks like MQM is forcing PTI to change itself
The final blow to the youthful Randhawa, it is believed, was served by a statement issued by PTI Chairman Imran Khan after the Islamabad court attack.
“The PTI’s stand on the latest terror act here leaves much to be desired,” quipped another lawyer, who belongs to the Insaf Lawyers Forum (ILF).
The ILF member pointed out that they would stand by the bar associations whatever course of action was decided with regard to the terrorist attack and its aftermath. He said they expected the PTI chief to issue a statement for foolproof security in view of any further terror bid.
Randhawa called for dissolution of the PTI’s core committee being an unconstitutional body and all its decisions taken so far be reversed, particularly the one which removed the elected bodies of PTI Balochistan at the behest of what he alleged mafia.
The disgruntled party activist emphasised that a 15-member core committee be formed after getting it elected by the Central Executive Committee through a secret ballot.
Randhawa has forwarded some demands to the party leadership which include the removal of secretary general and president and secretary general of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, who, he said, were nominated by maneuvering the constitution and the Central Executive Committee. He called for holding polls against these key posts as per the PTI constitution immediately.
“Now that the drone attacks have stopped and the government has halted the strikes, the PTI should have demanded strictest action against the attackers of the court, their planners and trainers,” he said while confirming his resignation, when The News contacted him on phone on Sunday.
Randhawa stressed that all corrupt representing different mafia at the top level be removed and replaced with genuine educated middle class workers of the party.
Asked if the statement of PTI Chairman Imran Khan in the wake of the court attack was the reason for his decision to quit as deputy information secretary, he said the F-8 tragedy was just one of the many reasons for his move.
“I had requested the leadership to relieve me of my responsibility because of reservations about some politics and actions of the party,” he maintained in reply to a question.
About his demands, he said, the report of the Review Commission, headed by Tasneem Noorani should immediately be made public as was promised and the forensic audit report be shared with the Central Executive Commission, if not with public.
This correspondent sent out a short message to PTI Information Secretary MNA Shireen Mazari on the party’s position on this development, however, she did not reply to it.
looks like MQM is forcing PTI to change itself
