I was betrayed - Pheto

He withdrew the Bill the following day saying "numerous proposed amendments which have been noticed over and above those that were agreed to in an All-Party Caucus, and some of which are so fundamental and far-reaching as to alter the complexion of the Bill". 

"I regret that this course of action has become necessary despite the full concurrence of my ministry and the Botswana National Youth Council on the urgent need for a legal framework to be put in place in the interest of Botswana youths and the safeguarding of government investment in funding the BNSC, which is wholly dependent on the Botswana Government for its existence," he told Parliament on Wednesday.