Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Monday has refused to accept PPP leader Yousaf Raza Gillani’s resignation as the leader of the Opposition in the Senate, Geo News reported.
The PPP chairman appreciated Gillani’s services and called them a “shining example” for the democrats and said that the representatives of PPP hold themselves responsible.
Expressing regret over the role of chairman Senate in the passing of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Amendment Bill, 2021, Bilawal said that the chairman passed the bill “in connivance with the government.”
Meanwhile, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Communication Shahbaz Gill called this move a “political circus” in a tweet.
بلاول صاحب نے یوسف رضا گیلانی صاحب کا استعفی رجیکٹ کر دیا۔ کیا سیاسی سرکس ہے۔
— Dr. Shahbaz GiLL (@SHABAZGIL) January 31, 2022
حضور آپکے کہنے پر ہی تو وہ ووٹنگ میں شامل نہیں ہوئے تھے۔ اور آپکے تعاون سے ہی تو بل پاس ہوا۔ تو اب آپ ان کا استعفی تو رجیکٹ کریں گے ہی۔
Taking a swipe at the PPP chairman, he said that Gillani did not participate in the voting at Bilawal’s request,” adding that, “the bill was passed with your help, so you will obviously reject his resignation”.
Yousaf Raza Gillani stepped down as leader of Opposition in Senate