The opposition is in no mood to resigns from their national assembly seats and they had been interested in the same they would have submitted their resignations to the Speaker National Assembly, which is a constitutional requirement while quitting the membership of the parliament.
"They have handed over it to the party leadership instead of delivering to the Speaker National Assembly" said President of Pakistan Muslim League Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain while addressing a women convention here on Tuesday.
Shujaat said, "merely submitting resignations from the parliamentary seat to party top brass do not unseat a parliamentarian unless he submits it to the national assembly speaker for necessary action."
He said he had submitted his conditional resignation to the Speaker which will take effect in case any clause of the Women Protection Bill passed by the National Assembly was found repugnant to the injunction to holy Quran and Sunnah."
"We all are Muslims and no body can dare to bring legislation against teachings of Islam and Sunnah". Islam is not a sole prerogative of MMA and the religious alliance should not use name of Islam for political motives, the veteran Muslim leaguer said.
He paid rich tribute to President General Musharraf, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, allied parties and lawmakers for supporting the long debated WPB that will end the long era of deprivation and oppression of the women walk.
Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain said the credit for completion of the tenure of the present assembly is unprecedented in the country's parliamentary history for which President General Musharraf deserved all the credit. The Hasba bill passed by the NWFP Assembly has no concern with Islam and establishment of Islamic society, he said adding the MMA was to cash on the situation for the political end as the general elections have already impending. He said the Hisba bill is aimed at providing lucrative jobs to the MMA's workers.
Chaudhry Shujaat while paying glowing tributes to the women of NWFP said they had rendered great sacrifices for Islam and the country. Pakistan Muslim League (PML), he said, was getting strength in the frontier province day by day and held in high esteem the services of Amir Muqam who in his capacity as Provincial Chief of the Party rendering numerous sacrifices for the cause of the party.