Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Senator Saleem Mandviwala has disputed his nomination as chief whip in the Senate, saying his appointment was his Done without consent, The News reported on Monday.
caretaker Information Minister Murtaza Solangi informed the Senate last week that caretaker Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar had appointed Senator Ishaq Dar as head of the House and Mandowala as chief whip Has been verified on.
It could spark a new controversy in the country’s only surviving House of Parliament since its appointment and status، Both are against violation and against principles and protocol.
“I is aware of the meeting through the TV news bulletin and did not already know about it،” Mandviwalla answered a question from The News.
He said that the party leaders — Blaul Bhutto Zardari and Asif Ali Zardari — before taking any action in this regard after returning to Pakistan yesterday or the next day Will advise.
Mandvi is also chairman of the Standing Committee on Finance in the Senate.
Dar, who is the T-leader of the House, is entitled to the privileges and privileges of the Federal Minister.
Dar also served as House Leader in the outgoing coalition government. He was sworn in as a senator in September 2022 after returning from exile and was simultaneously appointed Federal Minister of Finance and Leader of the House in the Senate.
His appointment by the caretaker prime minister on the same slot caused unrest for the PPP, which was unhappy with the decision and had already done so Objections were raised to the nomination.
Responding to a point raised by PPP Senator Shahad Awan during a meeting on the status of House leaders on October 30, The opposition and the chief whip made it clear after the last constitutional term of the last government that they would continue to fulfill their responsibilities in accordance with parliamentary traditions. He added that a notification regarding the appointment of Mandviwala as Chief Whip has also been re-issued.
On October 31, Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani said he had received the consent of the caretaker Prime Minister “ retain PML-N Senator Isaac Dar as the leader of the House ”.
