PESHAWAR – In a dramatic entry, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur reached the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Sunday.
Addressing the assembly, the chief minister said, “PTI founder Imran Khan is fighting for the nation, and he is proud of his house and its members. He added that the public stands with Imran Khan.”
The chief minister said that he was at Khyber Pakhtunkhwa House, where four raids were conducted. He had gone to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa House for tea, and IG Islamabad came with Rangers, leading to shelling and firing at KP House, he added.
He further said, “I was told there is an FIR against me. My vehicle was damaged, my weapons were seized, and I was insulted. I was here since last night.”
Ali Amin Gandapur questioned, “How dare they touch the Khyber government? If they want to arrest me, I am standing here. KP House is our property. They will rebuild everything in KP House and apologize. We will file an FIR against the IG Police, and the IG will apologize to the assembly.”
He added, “A history was made, and everyone gathered to end it. Our party symbol was taken, our members were abducted, and we were not allowed to campaign. PTI received over 4.4 crore votes, where did the opposition get their votes from? Our government was stolen.”
The chief minister said, “Bilawal Zardari and the Muslim League held rallies, and we did not stop them, but permission was not granted for a rally at Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore. Are we animals that we were permitted to rally in a cattle market?”
“They thought we would not be able to reach, but we made it to D-Chowk. Containers were placed on a one-kilometer-long road, but they did not understand how we got there,” he added.
Earlier, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, in an emergency session, passed a resolution against the disappearance of Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur.
The resolution stated that the federal interior minister and the governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa continued to mislead and demanded a report from the speaker.
The emergency session of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly began under the chairmanship of Speaker Babar Saleem Swati after a delay of 5 hours, and workers chanted slogans as soon as the session began.
Speaker Babar Saleem Swati said that the Assembly represents the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and there should be a discussion on what has happened over the past two days, with both government and opposition representatives present.
He said that workers were called so they could listen to their representatives, therefore they should listen to the speeches and refrain from chanting slogans. He added that damage was done to the rooms of the Chief Minister and ministers at Khyber Pakhtunkhwa House in Islamabad.
During the session, despite the Speaker’s warning, workers continued to chant slogans, prompting the Speaker to warn that if it happened again, they would be removed from the gallery, emphasizing that it was a serious session and no more slogans should be raised.
Provincial Law Minister Aftab Alam addressed the session, with the Advocate General also present, and requested that rules be suspended for the resolution. On this occasion, Ahmad Kundi suggested that the resolution be presented unanimously.
The resolution stated that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is part of the federal republic, and the Speaker should use legal authority to take the House into confidence.
The resolution regarding the disappearance of Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur was passed by a majority vote in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly.
On this occasion, Speaker Babar Saleem Swati issued a ruling, summoning the Chief Secretary, IG Police, and the Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, and asked them to report on the actions taken regarding the Chief Minister’s recovery.
