No MPA given 'offer' for Senate vote, says CM Sindh

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has dispelled the impression that MPAs were being given offers to vote for particular candidates during Senate election.

Speaking to media at Election Commission of Pakistan office today, Shah said that the MPAs are respected persons and they are representatives of the people of their respective constituencies. He was accompanied by Chairman Senate Raza Rabbani, Sindh PPP President Nisar Khuhro and others.

“This is wrong impression that they are being given offers for purchasing their vote,” he said and added “he [PTI MPA Khurram Sher Zaman] should tell the media who has given him offer.” He went on saying that this is just point scoring, otherwise Senate elections are being held in a democratic way.

He claimed that the Pakistan Peoples Party maintained its old tradition and awarded tickets for Senate election to party workers.

Replying to a question, he said the MQM-Pakistan was faced with internal crisis. “The question is how they [MQM PMA] would serve their people when they are fighting with each other.”

He said that PPP has selected party candidates for Senate election on merit and preference has been given to party workers. “This show the commitment of party leadership with its workers,” he said and added “the party has awarded senate tickets to Ms Kirshna of Tharparkar and Anwer Lal Dean from Karachi and both belong to lower middle class of PPP minority wing.

Earlier, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah led PPP candidates for Senate election to Election Commission of Pakistan, Karachi where they filed their nomination papers. Sindh Chief Minister proposed Mola Bux Chandio for Senate election Former Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah proposed Chairman Senate Raza Rabbani.

It may be noted that 20 candidates of PPP filed nomination papers for 12 Senate seats. They are Ms Kirshna Lal Kolhi, Ms Quratul Ain Marri, Ms Nida Khuhro, Ms Humaira Alwani, Mr Anwar Lal Dean, Mr Anthoni Naveed, Dr Sikandar Mendhro, Mr Rukhsana Zubairi, Dr Younis Soomro, Taj Haider, Mian Raza Rabbani, Mola Bux Chandio, Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar, Mohammad Ali Shah Jamote, Imamuddin Shoukeen, Ayaz Maher, Barrister Murtaza wahab, Dost Ali Jessar, Javed Nayab Leghari and Qasim Soomro.