Summary PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja says Imran Khan wants decision-makers to approach him directly for talks on constitutional amendments and other issues.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General Salman Akram Raja has said that party founder Imran Khan conveyed through lawyer Salman Safdar that anyone wishing to discuss the 28th Constitutional Amendment or other matters should speak to him directly.
Speaking on Dunya News programme "Tonight with Samar Abbas", Raja questioned why decision-makers were not approaching Imran Khan directly if a three-hour meeting could be held with someone else.
He said discussions were taking place about the provinces, adding that no progress could be made without consulting the PTI founder. He also pointed out that the text of the proposed constitutional amendment had not yet been made public.
Raja said the establishment of new provinces should also be discussed with Imran Khan. He described PTI as the country's largest representative political party and said consultations with its founder were essential before moving forward.
He maintained that Imran Khan would not support anything contrary to his principles.
According to Raja, Imran Khan had told Salman Safdar that anyone wishing to discuss an issue should meet him directly. He said a meeting with only one member of the National Assembly was not sufficient and that the party leadership should also be allowed to meet the PTI founder.
Raja further said Imran Khan had asked that meetings be arranged with individuals whose names he provided. However, he alleged that other names were being added instead of those on the list. Repeatedly sending the same names for meetings, he said, raised suspicions.
Commenting on his position within the party, Raja said certain individuals had minor personal ambitions, but he had no intention of leaving his post. He said Imran Khan had personally appointed him to protect his narrative and ideology, adding that he would defend the party founder’s ideology until his last breath.
He urged party workers not to pay attention to what he described as the remarks of irrelevant individuals.
