ISLAMABAD: The
Opposition on Tuesday submitted a
resolution of
no-confidence against the
Senate chairman Sadiq Sanjrani to the
Senate Secretariat.The 11-member opposition's anti-government Rahbar committee had announced its consensus to remove the
Senate chairman. The no-trust motion was signed by 38 senators, the PPP Senator Sherry Rehman said.The Rahbar committee will hold a second session on July 11, where it is expected to announce the name of a joint candidate for the post of
Senate chairman.It is first time in the parliamentary history that a
resolution of
no-confidence motion
against the
chairman Senate has been submitted. The
resolution for
no-confidence and requisition for the
Senate session was submitted to the secretary
Senate by the
Opposition after holding its meeting on Tuesday with OppositionLeader in the
Senate Raja Zafarul Haq in the chair. The meeting was attended by all the parliamentary leaders of the
Opposition parties in the
Senate including the PPP, PML-N, ANP, National Party and JUI-F and the
Opposition senators.After the meeting, Zafarul Haq, PPP Parliamentary Leader Sherry Rehman, PML-N Parliamentary Leader Mushahidullah, Javed Abbasi along with other
Opposition senators submitted the
resolution of
no-confidence against the
Senate chairman and requisition of
Senate session.The
resolution was drafted by Javed Abbasi and Sherry Rehman. For the
resolution of
no-confidence motion
against the
chairman Senate, the signatures of 26 members were required under the rules, while the
Opposition submitted the
resolution of
no-confidence motion with the signatures of 38 senators.The
resolution said that the
Opposition submitted to Secretary
Senate along with the requisition for the
Senate session for the same purpose, read as, “This House resolves and declares that senator Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani has lost the trust and confidence of the members of the
Senate of Pakistan to remain custodian of the House as
chairman Senate of Pakistan. Therefore, the
Senate of Pakistan resolves and declares that Senator Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani has ceased to hold the office of the
chairman Senate of Pakistan.”The joint
Opposition parties have the required majority in the
Senate to de-seat the
Senate chairman as in the 104-member House, from the current 103 members, the support of only 53 senators is required for the
Senate chairmanship. The
Opposition parties collectively have the support of 65 senators that includes the PML-N’s 31 senators, PPP’s 21 senators, National Party’s five, JUI-F’ four, PkMAP’s four and ANP’s one senator.Talking to media persons, Secretary
Senate Muhammad Anwar said although it was first time that any
resolution of
no-confidence against the
Senate chairman has come, so the
Senate Secretariat will decide it after examining procedure laid down in the Constitution with regard to
resolution and also on the requisition.Zafarul Haq said the
Opposition did not have any annoyance with the
Senate chairman, but with the government, and the
resolution was moved in line of the decision of the all parties conference of the opposition.Javed Abbasi said the
resolution was submitted on the basis that the
Senate chairman lost the confidence of the majority of the members of the House, but no allegation was made
against him.Under the rules, after the submission of the requisition for the
Senate session, the
chairman is bound to convene the session within 14 days and the
Opposition has listed the sole agenda of moving
no-confidence motion
against the chairman.Meanwhile, Sadiq Sanjrani said
no-confidence motion is part of democratic process and he is not worried about it. He said he is sitting and doing his work as per routine and he will not tender resignation.
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