Former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani’s son Ali Haider Gilani’s video has surfaced in which he is allegedly telling a lawmaker to waste his vote in the upcoming Senate elections.
The PTI’s official Twitter account tweeted the video. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Communication Dr. Shahbaz Gill described it as “shameless”, calling on the ECP to act against Gilani.
Yousaf Raza Gilani is contesting the Senate elections against the PTI’s Abdul Hafeez Shaikh from Islamabad. His son, Haider Ali Gillian, is a Punjab MPA.
It is not possible to make out who Ali Haider Gilani is speaking to allegedly about wasting the Senate vote.
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Communication Dr. Shahbaz Gill urged the ECP to take notice against Gilani
Gill held a press conference, lashing out at the former prime minister. “We all know how a necklace was stolen from a Turkish princess,” he said. “You saw how one of his children was also involved in the ephedrine scandal.”
Ali Haider Gilani responds to accusations
Ali Haider Gilani responded to the allegations by holding a news conference, saying that he had met a lot of people whilst campaigning for his father.
“All the NA members are our constituents,” he said. “All of them are honorable for us,” he said. He lashed out at the prime minister, saying that he had attempted to earn lawmakers’ loyalty by issuing development funds for them.
Gilani said that he had met the PTI lawmakers to secure the vote for his father, adding that it was his right. “Not once, I will meet them for a hundred times as it is my right,” he said, we have been involved in seeking the votes of conscience for every election. We don’t believe in buying or selling votes,” he added.
The former prime minister’s son said he was asking for the vote of “love and conscience” from the PTI MPAs, adding that many members wanted to vote for his father instead of Abdul Hafeez Shaikh.