By Our Web Desk
LAHORE– The supporters and workers of the PML-N, threw eggs and ink at Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs (SAPM) Shahbaz Gill on Monday, ahead of his appearance at the Lahore High Court (LHC).
Speaking to reporters after the incident, Gill termed it “ghunda gardi” (thuggery), emphasising that he was “totally fine”. “They are throwing the ink of their own black actions,” he said, vowing not to take revenge in the same way. “We will not return 10 slaps in place of one. We will not curse in return for [their] curses.”
The LHC had summoned Gill on a petition challenging a criminal case registered by the Islampura police on his complaint. Tahir Mobeen and Turkish citizens Cemil Senocak and Yemen Yemenoglu had filed the petition.
The police registered the first information report on Jan 13 against the petitioners under sections 419, 420, 468, and 471 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC). They contended that Gill used his political position to get the fabricated case registered against them.
A criminal complaint under defamation charge is also pending against Gill by M/s Platform Turizm Tasimacilik, a subsidiary of Al-Bayrak Group of companies. The company sought action against the special assistant under sections 499 and 500 of the PPC for levelling false allegations against it.
When Gill came to the court for today’s hearing on the petition, workers allegedly belonging to the PML-N threw eggs and ink on him. It appears, however, that Gill already knew of the PML-N workers plan. In a tweet before coming to the court, the SAPM had said that he came to know through some of his journalist friends that an “attack” had been planned on him.
“I am a soldier of Imran Khan. I will come to the court, will not be afraid of you. We believe in doing politics,we are not thugs like you,” he had written on Twitter.
In a media talk later, Gill repeated his claims that he knew of the PML-N workers plan beforehand. “Some friends told me that you will be attacked so don’t come”, he said, adding that he was also advised to get the case transferred to a court in Rawalpindi.
Meanwhile Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has condemned the uncivilized incident of hurling ink-pot on Shahbaz Gill outside the Lahore High Court and urged the leaders of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz to avoid promoting the culture of dirty politics in the country. He said such incidents would aggravate the political differences among the party workers.
The minister said that top leadership of PML-N, should apologize to Shahbaz Gill so that political atmosphere could be made normal. He warned that such uncivilized tactics could take the PML-N leadership particularly Maryam Nawaz to close alley.
