LAHORE: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said on Wednesday that Parvez Elahi will no longer be the Chief Minister of Punjab after the new declaration is approved.
Speaking to JEE News, Sanaullah said that Governor Balighur Rehman will pass the proclamation at 4 pm after which Elahi will be removed from the post of Chief Minister.
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) leader said that the governor of Punjab can also request the prime minister to impose governor’s rule.
In response to a question regarding PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s latest audio leak, the Minister said that this audio is real.
Videos of Imran Khan are also available and the content is same as audio.
There cannot be a vote of confidence today
Fawad Chaudhry of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) while talking to the media said that the Governor should refrain from unconstitutional actions.
Fawad said that according to the order of Punjab Assembly Speaker Sabtain Khan, the vote of confidence cannot be held today. He added that the ‘no-confidence motion will begin on Friday and will be completed by next week’.
The PTI leader said that if the no-confidence motion fails, the assemblies will be dissolved, both the assemblies will be dissolved together and not separately.
Meeting of PPP Hasan Murtaza with Governor
On the other hand, Hasan Murtaza, the parliamentary leader of the People’s Party, met the Governor of Punjab today. The two leaders discussed the political situation of the province.
In the meeting, the leaders decided that there will be no compromise on the constitution. Murtaza said that the governor’s order to take the vote of confidence is constitutional.
Crisis in Punjab is getting deeper.
On Tuesday, as the current political unrest and constitutional crisis deepened in Punjab, the Speaker of the Provincial Assembly, Sabatin Khan, declared Governor Balighur Rehman’s order null and void and adjourned the ongoing session till Friday.
A day earlier, Governor Punjab convened a meeting of the provincial assembly to consider the no-confidence motion submitted by lawmakers belonging to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). Summoned on December 21 (Wednesday). Against Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi.
According to a notification issued by the Secretariat of the Governor of Punjab, “Governor Punjab is pleased to sign an order calling for a meeting of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab at 1600 hours (4 pm) on Wednesday and seeking a vote of confidence from the Chief Minister Punjab. felt Article 130(7) of the Constitution.
According to a three-judge bench of the Lahore High Court in the case of Manzoor Ahmad Vito v. Federation of Pakistan, in its judgment, Speaker Sabatin Khan said that unless the current session is adjourned, the governor cannot call a new session.
The Speaker added that the meeting under Article 130(7) of the Constitution – under which the Governor can convene a meeting for a vote of confidence – can only be determined in a meeting specially convened for the purpose. goes
Khan added that such a session can be called only when the current session is adjourned by the Speaker and cannot be called by the Governor for Article 130(7) – vote of confidence. While the current session is ongoing.
The speaker added that as per the order of the Lahore High Court, the chief minister should be given “not less than 10 days” to seek a vote of confidence. “In practice, this is the minimum time that must be provided to the Chief Minister.”
He also said that the Governor does not have the power to convene a session in which the Chief Minister needs to get a vote of confidence.
“In view of the above, the undersigned, in accordance with Rule 209-A of the Rules and Regulations of the Punjab Provincial Assembly, 1997, decree that the order of the Governor requiring the Chief Minister to take a vote of confidence shall be I am not. In accordance with the aforesaid provisions of the Constitution and the procedure of the Rules, no further action can be taken; therefore, be disposed of accordingly.”
