Lahore (Pakistan News): Punjab Information Minister Uzma Bukhari has strongly reacted to statements by Federal Minister Chaudhry Salik Hussain, saying that if he cannot respond to the notice issued by Maryam Nawaz, he should resign from his ministerial positions and go home.
Criticising Chaudhry Salik Hussain, Uzma Bukhari said his remarks gave the impression that he had lost his composure. Instead of delivering speeches on television, he should resign and sit on the opposition benches, she added.
The provincial information minister said the Chaudhry family’s dignified political tradition had suffered serious damage because of two incompetent sons, Moonis and Salik. She alleged that a history was being made of betraying the Sharif family, which had helped the Chaudhry brothers rise in politics.
Uzma Bukhari said a person who disrespects women cannot be considered a dignified politician. According to her, Chaudhry Salik’s remarks reflected an unserious attitude rather than civility.
She claimed that Chaudhry Salik Hussain had been unable to respond for the past week to a notice sent by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz. If he was not in a position to reply, he should resign from his ministries, she said.
The Punjab information minister further said that, on the one hand, corruption allegations were being levelled, while on the other, funds were being sought for development projects. Such double standards in politics would no longer be tolerated, she added.
She said Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz had given Gujrat development projects and rights that the Chaudhry brothers had failed to provide to their hometown over the past 50 years.
Uzma Bukhari claimed that even three generations of Chaudhry Salik Hussain could not accomplish as much as Maryam Nawaz had achieved.