PESHAWAR: An initial investigation has on Sunday revealed that at least 17 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MPAs allegedly sold their votes during Senate elections.
According to an initial investigation ordered by KP Chief Minister Pervaiz Khattak, around 17-20 lawmakers were allegedly involved in ‘horse-trading’ that lead to two Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leaders triumph on two seats in Senate elections from KP.
It was further revealed that several prominent and disgruntled leaders of the KP ruling party ‘sold votes’ to pave way for PPP candidates’ victory. It was added that PTI Chairman Imran Khan expressed anger and ordered Khattak to present a detailed report before him.
Earlier on Saturday, Imran Khan slammed Khyber-Pakhtunkwa MPAs for indulging in ‘horse-trading’ and ‘selling their vote to the highest bidder’.
In the wake of Senate elections, the PTI chief took to Twitter and blasted MPAs for alleged horse-trading, further accusing them of ‘selling vote to the highest bidder’. He added that such practices lead to moral decline of Pakistan’s political class.
Continuing his tirade, Khan said that for this reason, PTI had presented alternate election formats of either direct elections or elections on party lists, since the party had reservations concerning the issue.
He added that ‘horse-trading’ allowed Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) to secure two seats from KP despite the fact they had only 7 MPAs in the province.
