Proposed constitutional amendments are not person-specific: Irfan Siddiqui

ISLAMABAD, Oct 02 (SABAH): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Senator Irfan Siddiqui on Wednesday reiterated that the proposed constitutional amendments are not person-specific.

“Any constitutional amendment has nothing to do with Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa or Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah,” said Irfan Siddiqui while speaking to media persons after meeting Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman.

Speaking on the said matter, Senator Irfan Siddiqui said that the issue surrounding the constitutional amendments will be clarified in the next two weeks.

The PML-N leader further said that the JUI-F chief backed the formation of constitutional court; however, he said Maulana Fazlur Rehman did not want anything in the proposed judiciary centric constitutional package that is against the Constitution.

“Things will improve in the next two weeks,” Irfan Siddiqui said, stressing that Maulana Fazlur Rehman does not have reservations over the amendments and he only has reservations on a few minor matters which are being looked into by his team.

He said that the constitutional amendments will be passed if the ruling coalition secured two-thirds majority in parliament. “There is no pressure regarding the amendments as this is an 18-year-old agenda,” he added.

Following the “non-political” meeting with Maulana Fazlur Rehman, Senator Irfan Siddiqui admitted that the government cannot pass the constitutional amendments without the JUI-F chief’s approval.

“We want Maulana Fazlur Rehman to support us and if he satisfies the PTI then we will have no objection,” said the senior PML-N leader.

Earlier on Wednesday, Senator Irfan Siddiqui visited the residence of JUI-F Chief Maulana Falzur Rehman in Islamabad.

During the meeting, they exchanged views on overall political situation in the country. Maulana Assad Mehmood and other leaders of the JUI-F were also present on the occasion.