Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians leader Raja Pervaiz Ashraf stated this, while opening debate on the earthquake as the House met for its first sitting of 29th session. It has primarily been summoned to fulfil mandatory requirement of 130 days of its sittings in a parliamentary year.
Raja Pervaiz, quoting a newspaper report, said that when the nation was in grief and sorrow over massive loss of life and property, ruling party leader Shujaat, Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi, their brother Shafaat Hussain, Gujrat Nazim and PML Secretary Mushahid Hussain Syed did fishing on motor boats and motorcycling on the first day of Eid.
They visited the Boat House at Rasool, 10km away from Mandi Bahauddin on helicopters to celebrate Eid, he said.
He said after taking lunch, they left for Islamabad in the afternoon amid tight security.
Interestingly, Chaudhry Wajahat, who was by chance in the House after what PPPP leader said, showed more interest in talking with other colleagues instead of saying anything in reaction.
However, the MNA from Mandi Bahahuddin, Ejaz Chaudhry, during his speech, contended that he saw on Pakistan Television PML leader Shujaat, MMA's Liaquat Baloch and some others, visiting the quake-hit areas.
"Raja Sahib is trying to give a political colour to the House debate on relief and rehabilitation," he charged.
On this, the PPPP MNA defended his statement, which, he said, was based on a news report that should be either confirmed or denied by the party.
The ruling party MNA, however, did not confirm or deny the PPPP lawmaker's statement about Chaudhrys of Gujrat.
Ejaz said he spent Eid with the quake victims, some of them now being taken care of in Mandi Bahauddin.
Meanwhile, in the 342-member assembly of graduates, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement MNA Israrul Ibad, who is elder brother of Sindh Governor Ishratul Ibad, claimed that within 30 minutes after the quake, his party managed to set up as many as 20 camps in the affected areas.
His unexpected statement took all and sundry by astonishment. "Altaf Bhai, who had the real assessment of the situation, immediately ordered for setting up camps," he added.
"Such a job within 30 minutes can only be done by angels. Humanly it is impossible, " quipped a lady MNA of MMA Bilquees Saif on a point of order.