Shehbaz Sharif decries NA speaker’s heavy tilt towards PTI
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Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly (NA) and PML-N President Mian Shehbaz Sharif has decried the heavy tilt being demonstrated by NA Speaker Asad Qaiser towards the ruling Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI), reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
In a tweet uploaded on Sunday, Shehbaz Sharif observed the NA speaker is the custodian of the House, a role which requires him to be neutral and above any party affiliation.
The PML-N president, however, maintained that given his conduct and statements Asad Qaiser has emerged as partisan and heavily tilted in favour of the PTI.
The former Punjab chief minister said now there was a huge question-mark on Asad Qaiser role and probity.
NA Speaker is custodian of the House, a role which requires him to be neutral & above party affiliation. Given his conduct & statements, Asad Qaiser has come across as partisan & heavily tilted in favor of PTI. There is a huge question mark on his role & probity.
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) March 13, 2022
A day earlier, the combined opposition had taken strong exception to Asad Qaiser’s remarks about the possibility of failure of the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan. The Opposition said the NA speaker could not make partisan statements, and he exhibited biased attitude against the opposition.
Sherry Rehman had said by saying that the vote of no-confidence would be defeated, Asad Qaiser betrayed his office, and “in my view, he cannot preside over the House or the process”.
Former speaker National Assembly and PML-N senior leader Sardar Ayaz Sadiq had also blasted Asad Qaiser’s statement. “By giving the statement that no-confidence motion will fail, and terming it an international conspiracy, the speaker has become controversial,” he added.