LAHORE April 16: Newly elected Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani on Mondaypaid a visit to the mausoleum of Allama Iqbal and laid a floral wreath at his last resting abode.
Smartly-turned-out contingents of Pakistan Rangers presented the guard of honour to the Senate Chairman. Sanjrani offered Fateha and noted his comments in the visitors book while paying tribute to Iqbal.
Speaking to media, he termed the Prime Minister his ‘elder brother’ and said that the premier can say anything to him. “Lahore is the heart of Pakistan and my heart is with the country. No decision yet has been taken by me which is undesirable,” added Sanjrani.
The Senate Chairman travelled from Islamabad to Lahore on Sunday via Pakistan Railways. This is Sanjrani’s first visit to the provincial capital after assuming office. The premier earlier urged the members of the opposition to jointly nominate a new Senate chairman stating that Sanjrani was elected on “votes that were bought”.
On March 24 while addressing an inauguration ceremony in Lahore, Abbasi alleged that the recently elected Senate chairman holds no respect as votes in his favour were bought. The prime minister, however, stressed that the matter should be resolved amicably to avoid disgrace.
“The Senate chairman also serves as the acting president and it is a disgrace to the country that a man who bought votes became the leader of the Upper House. Can there be any respect for the country after that?” he had said.
Earlier on Sunday, the Senate chairman opted to travel to Lahore on a train in his first trip to the city since he took the post last month. While most political leaders travel to different cities in an aeroplane, Sanjrani set a different precedent in an effort to promote travel by train. -DNA
