Lahore: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf President Chaudhry Parvez Elahi claimed that party Chairman Imran Khan promised to give him C Minister’s post once again if their party wins election in province.

Elahi former Chief Minister of Punjab revealed during an interview that he had given signed document to Khan about Punjab Assembly’s dissolution, asking Imran Khan to decide date of move.

“I gave him [Khan] in writing signed document on dissolving Punjab Assembly and also attached my identity card with it and told him to write date of dissolution of assembly himself. We respect him and he also respects us and offered me to become central President of party and promised me that Moonis Elahi or I will be next Chief Minister  if party wins,” he stated.

Elahi claimed that his party respected real establishment, which he said was backbone of country and still had “Ideal relations” with it. “But today there are some intruders in it, so we cannot be with them. We have no harmony with them, so all efforts of talks are meaningless and we are not even sorry for what they are doing,” he added.

Answering question about police and Anti-Corruption Establishment raid at his house last week, PTI leader said same people who were after Imran Khan, were behind this action. He stated that he didn’t want to name anyone because everyone knew who they were. “They were not undiscovered. I pray to protect Pakistan from their evil. They are real terrorists,” he said.

Elahi without naming anyone claimed that he was pressured not to join PTI. He said that he had told them that it was not their job to ask people to join or leave any political parties.

Published in The Daily National Courier, May, 08 2023

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