Constitution allows President to take part in politics: Babar Awan

Talking to the media, former law minister Dr. Babar Awan said according to 1973 Constitution, there was no restriction on president for taking part in politics.He was of the view that before restricting president to take part in politics, we have to bring out president from the definition of citizenship as constitutionally, every citizen has right to become member of any political party.According to Article 50 of the Constitution, president of the country can take part in the politics and as per clause-II of the same article Parliament consists of three components including National Assembly, Senate and President, Babar said.Babar Awan said the government’s legal team would answer to questions after going through the detailed judgment.