Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Irfan Siddiqui has said that defeat by just one vote in Senate on the SBP Bill is a severe blow to the opposition.
Leaders of the opposition parties will have to sit down and deliberate why such an ugly situation has arisen. In a statement issued here on Sunday, he said that the members who were absent from the session should be questioned as to what was the justification for their absence from the Senate on such an important occasion.
Senator Irfan Siddiqui said that the absence of Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, the Leader of the Opposition, was like a captain sending ten members team to the field and sitting himself out. He said, “Mr. Gillani sent several text messages to each senator to ensure their attendance on Friday.—INP
