Fawad declines Asma Jahangir Conference invite as it 'mocked' Constitution
- By Web Desk -
- Nov 21, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Federal information minister Fawad Chaudhry said Sunday he recieved an invitation to the Asma Jahangir Conference which he turned down after knowing a criminal and an absconder will address it, ARY News reported.
Obviously it is equivalent to mocking our laws and the Constitution by inviting over an absconder to deliver closing remarks in a session where honorable judges and senior lawyers are present, Chaudhry said in a number of tweets today.
آج عاصمہ جہانگیر کانفرنس میں مجھے مدعو کیا گیا تھا مجھے بتایا گیا ہے کہ کانفرنس کا اختتام ایک مفرور ملزم کی تقریر سے ہو گا، ظاہر ہے یہ ملک اور آئین کا مذاق آڑانے کے مترادف ہے میں نے کانفرنس میں شرکت سے معذرت کر لی ہے
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) November 21, 2021
He added that he had to excuse himself from attending this.
In another tweet, Chaudhry said explicitly that concluding the the session with a speech by an absconder is contempt of judges and judiciary.
He said he has advised the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) to keep their biases in check so they “can contribute”.
Advised SCBA that they should remain neutral only than Lawyers can contribute! Conference addressed by CJP and senior Judges is concluding with speech by an absconder it’s nothing but a contempt of Judges and Judiciary ……
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) November 21, 2021
He repeated that a conference “addressed by CJP and senior Judges is concluding with speech by an absconder it’s nothing but a contempt of Judges and Judiciary”. He referred to the speech by Ali Ahmad Kurd.
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