ISLAMABAD – The Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani did not request schedulingof any meeting with Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, his spokespersonhas clarified on Monday.
The official, on behalf of the Senate chairman, refuted the news aired byleading media outlets that the premier had turned down a request forwardedby Sadiq Sanjrani for a formal meeting.
‘Senate chairman neither requested any meeting nor the Senate secretariathad any communication with the PM office in this regard’ stated theofficial.
The spokesperson also requested the media franchises not to carry anyreport based on rumours, reported Waqt News.
It is noteworthy that according to multiple media reports, thenewly-elected chairman had asked for a courtesy meeting with the primeminister, who had earlier declared Sajrani’s election illegal.
Reportedly, a letter was also sent to the prime minister in this regard,however, Abbasi expressed his refusal to meet Sanjrani.
Earlier, over the weekend, PM Abbasi said that the Senate chairman shouldbe unanimous so that the Upper House of the Parliament should have respectand dignity, maintaining that Sadiq Sanjrani holds no respect as votes werebought for him.
“The faith of the senators has been purchased,” he said on Saturday whileurging the members of the opposition to jointly nominate a new Senatechairman.
The prime minister was addressing the inauguration ceremony of first everCCV cable and Aluminium Alloy Plant at Sundur Industrial Area in Lahore.
Sadiq Sanjrani – elected to Senate as an independent candidate in the March3 election – was sworn in as Senate Chairman on March 12 after he secured57 votes out of the total 103 cast for the seat, defeating the PML-N’s RajaZafarul Haq, who managed to get only 46.