Pakistan Punjab's newly-elected CM Maryam Nawaz shoves party leader Uzma Kardar; latter attributes action to her hand being ‘oily’

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Chandigarh, February 27

After stealing limelight by becoming the first-ever woman chief minister of Pakistan’s most populous and politically crucial Punjab province, PML-N leader and daughter of former PM Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz is once again in the news; but this time due to a viral video.

In a video that went viral on social media, Maryam Nawaz can be seen shoving PML-N leader Uzma Kardar after the two reportedly met following Maryam’s oath-taking ceremony in Lahore on Monday.

The video showed Maryam meeting Kardar while arriving at a venue and swiftly removing the latter's hand from her shoulder.

سیاست کا لوٹا
نہ گھر کا نہ گھاٹ کا

جس حقارت سے مریم نواز نے عظمیٰ کاردار کو پرے کیا اس طرح کوئی گلی کے آوارہ خارش زدہ کتے کو بھی نہیں دھتکارتا ۔ ہم اس رویے کی بھرپور مذمت کرتے ہیں ۔ @UzmaKardar pic.twitter.com/5eqisV6nzR

— Bay Rozgaar 🎲 (@laalaakhaan) February 26, 2024

Meanwhile, later in a video, Kardar attributed Nawaz’s action to her hand being ‘oily’.

“I was eating halwa puri… Maryam sahiba came and said salaam. I forgot that my hand was oily and I hugged her,” she explained in a video.

پی ٹی آئی کی جھوٹ کے فیکٹری مالکان نے میری ویڈیو پر وویلا مچایا ہوا ہے میں ناشتہ کررہی تھی تو مریم صاحبہ نے سلام کیا میرے ذہن میں نہیں آیا کہ میرے ہاتھوں پر ککنگ آئل لگا ہے تو میں خود ہی پھر ایک دم سے پیچھے ہٹ گئی
خیر یوتھیو آج کے دن کیلےبچارو خوش ہوجاو pic.twitter.com/BEvtKlefAe

— Uzma Kardar (@UzmaKardar) February 26, 2024

The incident has become a centre of discussion, with netizens also giving their takes and prompting speculations.

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