Senate chairman election are ‘stolen’ says Bilawal

 Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Friday that the Senate chairman election was stolen.

Inb an address to media,  Bilawal Bhutto Zardari accused the presiding officer of rejecting their candidate Yousaf Raza Gillani’s seven votes unlawfully.

“We have won the election for Senate chairman,” he claimed, adding that the opposition had a majority in the upper house of the parliament.

He went on to say, the government of rigging, the PPP chairman said that they will move the court against the election results. He hoped that the court will provide them justice.

Earlier today, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) had decided to challenge the victory of Sadiq Sanjrani as chairman Senate after its candidate Yousuf Raza Gilani lost owing to the seven rejected votes during the elections.

According to sources within the PPP, the party had decided to challenge the victory of Sadiq Sanjrani in the election tribunal.

Senator Sadiq Sanjrani had established office by taking oath as Senate chairman for the second time on Friday as house members from the opposition alliance passed commotion over wasted votes.

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