Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi on Thursday rejected Governor Baligh-ur-Rehman’s orders to seek a vote of confidence, terming the instructions as “illegal”.
While giving a press conference in Lahore, the Chief Minister said that I do not accept the letter written by the Governor for the vote of confidence, if I take the vote of confidence, it means that I am accepting the letter.
The move is likely to further intensify the political crisis in Punjab, which stalled after the Lahore High Court (LHC) reinstated Elahi as the chief minister following the governor’s de-notification.
The court reinstated Elahi on December 23 and adjourned the hearing till January 11. Although it stopped the chief minister from dissolving the assembly, the court said its order would not prevent Elahi from seeking a vote of confidence.
As a result, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) – Elahi’s ally – started acting up and party leaders claimed that the chief minister would take a vote of confidence before the January 11 hearing date.
But trouble has arisen for the chief minister when independent legislator Syeda Zahra Naqvi said she was an ally of PTI, not divine, The News reported. rebelled against the party’s decision to support (Muslim League Q) leader.
“The governor wants me to follow his illegal order, but I will not,” the chief minister said, as the ruling coalition in Punjab scrambled to secure its position.
Confession investigation
CM Elahi said authorities are still investigating the confession of the suspected shooter who allegedly tried to kill PTI Chairman Imran Khan in Wazirabad during the Long March in November.
“However, the IG is not here because Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has sent him to the US,” the chief minister claimed, highlighting that the Center was creating hurdles for Punjab to investigate incidents related to the assassination. .
Khan was shot in the leg as he led a protest march towards Islamabad waving to crowds from a truck-mounted container to pressure the government to call early elections — but not Rawalpindi. I shortened it.
In a new allegation surrounding the assassination, PTI Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry has claimed that three assailants attempted to kill Khan, all of whom hit him from three different sides.
But Home Minister Rana Sanaullah said only one person was involved in the bid and rejected the PTI’s claims.
