Senate seat is sold in Pakistan for Rs 50 crore, reveals Pakistani PM Khan
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*RAWALPINDI: Prime Minister Imran Khan claimed on Wednesday a Senate vote is being sold for Rs500 million to Rs700 million in Balochistan.*
Speaking to media persons in Kallar Syedan, Prime Minister Khan said the ruling PTI can bag more seats than opposition parties if the upcoming Senate elections are held through secret balloting.
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“How is this possible that the senator who gets elected by means of money won’t make quick bucks,” he questioned and revealed that he is being offered money for Senate seats and this is not the first time he is being made such offers.
“I was contacted directly and indirectly for selling a Senate seat for the sake of money,” he said.
“For 30 years, money is being used in the Senate elections,” the prime minister said, adding selling vote in return of money negates democracy. He further claimed that it was JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman link who got most monetary benefits from the Senate polls.
He said he expelled 20 MPAs from his party for being involved in horse-trading, two of whom went so far as to file a case against him.
