‘A comedy of errors’: Twitter erupts over Senate secret camera controversy

Hidden cameras, hidden secrets or hidden agendas? Twitter’s new meme fodder is as hilarious as the unfolding sequence of events at the polling booths set up to vote for the posts of chairman and deputy chairman of the Senate.

Led by PPP’s Raza Rabbani, a special Senate session got noisy on Friday as the senator claimed that “secret cameras” had been installed inside the polling booth. “This is against Article 226 of the Constitution,” he said, as the House resounded with cries of “shame, shame”.

Govt spokespersons/ministers, please make up your mind: are the pictures of old CCTV cameras/cables or spy cameras installed by the opposition?

— Reema Omer (@reema_omer) March 12, 2021

Following this, Information Minister Shibli Faraz addressed a press conference and vowed to investigate the incident and “expose” the opposition. If the government wished to make such moves, it would have done so during the Senate polls, he claimed.

So now the CCTV cameras can be used to find out who installed the spy cameras? https://t.co/WIHjeWgmIi

— Benazir Shah (@Benazir_Shah) March 12, 2021

“Even though they are thieves, they want to portray themselves as the victims. We will uncover who was behind this. How did they know that cameras were present? They did it themselves,” he said.

Despite all that budget, it would appear the ایجنسییز bought their surveillance equipment from Cheema Mobile. pic.twitter.com/VBfFpCLycK

— Umar Aziz Khan (@UmarAzizKhan9) March 12, 2021

Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar of the PPP posted pictures of the cameras.

Senate booth cameras 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/XicdKaa00P

— Madie_021🇵🇰🇦🇺 (@Hammad26354841) March 12, 2021

In the meantime, Twitter has run wild with memes and jokes about secret cameras.

Daraz say order karogay tau aisa hee spy cam milay ga.

— Rafay Mahmood (@Rafay_Mahmood) March 12, 2021

Govt spokespersons/ministers, please make up your mind: are the pictures of old CCTV cameras/cables or spy cameras installed by the opposition?

— Reema Omer (@reema_omer) March 12, 2021

#یہ_جو_کیمرہ_گردی_ہے
Thanks Fawad chaudhry secret agent of apposition 😍😍 pic.twitter.com/IlmKOYxurR

— bilal shah (@muslimleauge) March 12, 2021

Hahahha what a comedy (of errors).
He actually found the camera fawad ch was referring to.
This is the funniest comic strip.#یہ_جو_کیمرہ_گردی_ہے #SenateChairman #AbAwamSmashNahiHoGi pic.twitter.com/eiwx93ENVV

— MAS (@MuradAliSha) March 12, 2021

Myself and Dr Musadik found spy cameras right over the polling booth!!!! pic.twitter.com/aqRGFRYFbq

— Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar (@Mustafa_PPP) March 12, 2021