Lahore: A veteran politician having long standing in Peoples Party,Raja Riaz has decided to join Pakistan Tehrek-e-Insaf to earn some honour in the party,he would put PTI scarf on his shoulder on 20th May Jalsa in Faisalabad in the presence of Chairman Imran Khan.
Raja Riaz has complaint that he was being ignored by the party leadership and was not kept aware in Party’s affairs and meeting.
Chairman Bilawal Bhutto has assured to rectify his complaints but he did not satisfy with the attitude of the leadership.
Raja Riaz has a long standing in PPP. He remained senior Minister in coalition government of PML-N & PPP in Punjab and later served as a opposition leader in Punjab Assembly. Raja Riaz served as Member Punjab Assembly during 1993-96 and has returned to Punjab Assembly for the second term in General Elections 2002 and third time in 2008. He remained Senior Minister, Government of the Punjab holding the portfolio of Minister for Irrigation & Power.