Geo436 ISLAMABAD: Minister for Food and Agriculture Nazar Muhammad Gondal has said that unnecessary hue and cry was being raised by certain quarters over petty issue of stoppage of his and Babar Awan”s car by the security persons when the route was imposed for VIP movement.
Gondal said that when he reached the spot the route was already imposed there and the traffic was stopped for the time being.
The vehicle in which he was travelling was also parked at the roadside without the interference of any security man, Gondal said.
He said the country was passing through the conditions of terror threats and it comply on every law abiding citizen including ministers to cooperate the security agencies to avoid any untoward happening.
Gondal said that he had no knowledge as which personality was travelling at the place of route adding he only learnt it when the leader of opposition delivered an emotional speech in the National Assembly the next day.
Normally when there is route traffic from all the directions is stopped for some time the minister said and added that he did not deem it fit to make situation an issue of his personal prestige or protocol.
Gondal said that he was surprised over the revelations made by the leader of opposition in the National Assembly.
He said that it is absolutely untrue that an exchange of hot words took place between the federal ministers and the security men.
The vehicle of Law Minister Babar Awan found its place few steps ahead of my car because there was no excess due to blocked traffic.
Gondal said that all the parliamentarians including the ministers have to get the back cabins of their cars thoroughly checked by the security staff at the entrance of parliament house.
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