Khursheed opposes legislation on horse-trading

SUKKUR: Opposition leader in National Assembly Syed Khursheed Shah said that those who were raising voice for constitutional amendment to prevent horse-trading were scared of their own lawmakers.
Addressing a public meeting here on Friday, he ruled out show of hands procedure in the Senate elections and stressed on voting in the upper house of the parliament via ballots.He said lawmakers were put on sale in the Senate elections, adding that MPAs and MNAs changed their loyalties for a bid of Rs40 million.
Shah further said that Maulana Fazlur Rehman could be persuaded by redressing his reservations over religious seminaries in the 21st Amendment.“The constitutional amendment with the sole purpose of stopping horse-trading seems improper as it is the job of political parties to stop the curse of horse-trading rather than using the crutches of constitutional amendment to deal with it,” he said.
“All the political parties should sit together to develop a joint stand on horse-trading. The political parties have to set parameters to stop the black sheep in their ranks from using money in politics,” he added.He said the PPP was ready to help the government find a viable way out to stop horse-trading.