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After the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) filed a no-confidence motion in the Punjab Assembly against its own Deputy Speaker Dost Muhammad Mazari, the opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) filed a no-confidence motion against Speaker Chaudhry Pervez Elahi. Submitted the motion.

 

PTI has filed a petition against the Deputy Speaker while PML-N has filed a petition against the Speaker. File / Photo: Facebook / MAK NEWS-21

The PML-Q spokesperson said that no-confidence motion against the Deputy Speaker has been filed by PTI against the Deputy Speaker Punjab Assembly. Submitted to the office.

He said that Sardar Dost Mohammad Mazari was not authorized to convene a meeting of the Punjab Assembly after the no-confidence motion was filed in the assembly.

It may be recalled that the Deputy Speaker had issued an order for the Punjab Assembly session last night.

Later, PML-N filed a no-confidence motion against Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi.

The PML-N has taken a stand in the no-confidence motion that the majority of the House has no confidence in Speaker Chaudhry Pervez Elahi.

He said that the affairs of the province were not being conducted in accordance with the constitution and Speaker Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi had eradicated democratic traditions.

The no-confidence motion filed against the Speaker Punjab Assembly has the signatures of PML-N members of the Provincial Assembly.

Meeting of the Punjab Assembly

Rejecting the rumors that the important meeting of the Punjab Assembly for the election of the Chief Minister will be held on April 16, the Deputy Speaker stressed that the meeting of the Punjab Assembly will be held today at 7.30 am.

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Yesterday, the meeting for the election of Chief Minister was postponed by Dost Mohammad Mazari till 11:30 am on April 16. However, due to the adjournment of the meeting, the ongoing repair work in the Assembly was made.

However, in the important development that came to light last night, he had rejected the previous order and issued an order to convene a meeting of the Provincial Assembly today at 7.30 pm. However, the Punjab Assembly spokesman and PML-Q Has been denied.

Talking to Dawn, the Deputy Speaker stressed that the meeting of the Provincial Assembly would be convened today. Accusing the members of the Punjab Assembly, he said that they were playing 'wrong role' in convening the meeting. And 'spreading rumors'.

He said that in the light of the orders of the Supreme Court, the meeting of the Provincial Assembly would be held today.

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He said that this has also been reported to Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi who is the candidate for the post of Chief Minister from PTI and is the Speaker Provincial Assembly.

Dost Mohammad Mazari says he will play his "constitutional role" in electing the province chief minister.

He said that Pervez Elahi was looking into the case of the suspended members on the issue of rioting in the assembly and he had not issued any directive to suspend the membership of any legislator.

He said that the decision to convene the meeting was taken after consultation with the lawyers and their accompanying members.
Punjab Assembly spokesman claims

A spokesman for the Punjab Assembly claimed that the assembly session would be convened on April 16, not today.

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Spokesman Dr Zain Ali said that the assembly session has been adjourned till April 16 due to repairs.

However, he concluded that "the assembly will not meet today."

PML-Q leader Monis Elahi told Dawn that the new declaration issued by the deputy speaker was "fake" and did not contain the diary number but was written on a blank piece of paper.

He stressed that the assembly would convene on April 16.

Meanwhile, the PML-N has said that deviant members of PTI and their own members will gather in front of the Provincial Assembly today and will call for a late assembly session.
Election of Chief Minister of Punjab

Following the resignation of former Punjab Chief Minister Usman Bazdar on a no-confidence motion last month, a new Chief Minister is needed for the Provincial Assembly, the PML-Q leader said. Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has been nominated while PML-N has nominated Hamza Shahbaz.

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Hamza Shahbaz has the support of deviant members of PTI, Jahangir Tareen and Aleem Khan groups, which is why he is expected to advance in the race for the post of Chief Minister.

To be elected Chief Minister, a candidate needs the votes of 186 out of 371 members of the House.

There are 183 members of PTI, 10 members of PML-Q, 165 members of PML-N and 7 members of PPP in the Punjab Assembly.

The decision to win or lose the chief minister's seat depends on the support of Jahangir Tareen, who says he has at least 16 members of the provincial assembly.