Babar wants few answers from Nawaz

LAHORE Federal Law Minister Dr Babar Awan has urged the federal government to take practical steps for the procurement of additional wheat from the farmers of the province. Speaking at a seminar 'Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Constitution and Justice held here at Aiwan-e-Iqbal on Saturday, he said that the rulers in the province were spending billions of rupees on Kalima Chowk flyover, completely ignoring plight of the growers and now it was responsibility of the federal government to make necessary arrangements. Awan assured the growers that the federal government would not leave them alone in the hour of need. Coming hard on the PML-N leadership for getting security from Elite Force while visiting Sindh, he said that the step had conveyed a wrong message to the smaller province. Neither Mohtarma, nor Junejo or Jamali brought with them security men from their respective provinces while visiting Punjab. The PML-N leader should answer that why he did it while going to Sindh, he said. He also ask four more questions from the PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif while urging him to respond to the queries himself instead of assigning the responsibility to any other person. The PML-N remained in power for eight months after the Kargil Operation. Why Nawaz Sharif rushed to the US instead of approaching the parliament. Nawaz Sharif should also inform that why joint session of the parliament was not summoned on Eimal Kansi issue. He should also tell the nation that when he would return the money to the country earned from 'Karz Utaro Mulk Sanwaro Scheme, he said, adding that the PML-N was not ready to sit with anyone of the mainstream political parties. PML-N cant sit with the MQM and Q-League. It is also not comfortable with the ANP. The PML-N leader should tell the name of the party with whom he is comfortable, he said. He said that the person who left the country after tendering apology was talking about national pride and integrity. Referring to the ZAB reference in the Apex Court, Awan said that contesting case of Quaid-e-Awam was a matter of pride for him. He said that coming era was of Bhuttoism and the poor, labourers and farmers would get the right to rule the country.

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