PTI leadership ‘turns on itself’ after protest debacle
Salman Akram Raja • Raja ‘rebukes’ move by KP lawmakers to nominate Gandapur as interim KP president • Ex-CM fires back, demands apology from secy gen over ‘name-calling’ PESHAWAR: The debacle that befell the PTI’s recent protest march has led to serious fissures within the core committee, with demands emerging from within for changes at the leadership level that can steer the party out of its…
In the wake of a recent protest march gone awry, the PTI leadership has been embroiled in a bitter internal dispute, with allegations of betrayal and demands for leadership changes. Secretary General Salman Akram Raja and former Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur have engaged in a public feud on the social media platform X, accusing each other of betraying the party cause.
The dispute emerged as a group of KP Assembly lawmakers endorsed Gandapur's nomination as acting provincial president, bypassing the jailed leader Imran Khan and PTI's political committee. Raja accused a group of 68 dissident lawmakers of cutting off contact with Sohail Afridi, undermining the party's protest movement and paving the way for the imposition of governor's rule.
Gandapur responded angrily, demanding an apology from Raja and questioning his role during the protest. The PTI's internal strife has raised questions about the party's future direction and leadership.
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