LAHORE: A provincial cabinet minister has claimed that if Chief Minister Pervez Elahi does not follow the instructions of party chairman Imran Khan, all members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the Punjab Assembly will resign en masse. Elected House.
“I am sure that Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi will dissolve the House as and when Imran Khan directs him to do so. And if he (Mr Elahi) [does not follow Mr Khan’s direction] then all 178 PTI MPAs will resign [leading to the end of the Elahi government],” Irrigation Minister Hashim Dogar said. Told the media in a press conference here. Sunday.
In response to a question about reports that the leadership of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) is trying to enter the ruling PTI-PML-Q alliance to get its three votes in the House through defection. The majority can be eliminated. The sheep have already left Mr Khan’s party and now there is not a single “bad egg” left in the 178 MPs.
Only those who no longer want to be in the political arena will think of leaving Imran Khan. Also, votes of defectors cast against party policy will not be counted,” said Mr. Dogar, former Punjab Home Minister, who was arrested days before PTI’s recent long march on Islamabad. He reportedly had to resign saying that the state machinery would not take action against him.
The PTI minister claimed that all 10 Muslim League (Q) MPAs are also united with their party leader Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi. “The talk of a change of government [in Punjab] is just an attempt to create uncertainty and anxiety among the people,” he added.
Answering a question, he also claimed that if the assembly was dissolved, the alliance would win the next elections and return to power within three months.
