LAHORE:
Punjab governor Omar Sarfraz Cheema asked President Arif Alvi to call elections of chief of Punjab minister held earlier this month void highlighting “constitutional violations” in process.
six the report came on light a day after the Lahore High Court (LHC) asked President Alvi to nominate someone else instead of Chima for oath of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Hamza Shehbaz who emerged victorious in elections of in CM on 16 April.
The Governor of Punjab stated that the vote record of elections were “rigged” with along with violation of regulations of Business.
In his report, Chima said that the process of in CM The elections violated the Constitution. He added police entered the Punjab Assembly in violation of Assembly rules and members of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) are allegedly barred from voting. in elections.
He pointed out that the voting procedure was in “pure violation” of second schedule of The constitution was against spirit of instructions given by the Supreme Court. He said it was tantamount to holding the entire trial. in “unfair, opaque and incomplete way”, which was a direct violation of the vice speaker’s oath.
Rule 21 of regulations of business of The Punjab Assembly Speaker must inform the Governor of the results of elections and the governor were to be satisfied with elections of leader of at houseChima wrote in his report.
He therefore declared that, in accordance with his constitutional understanding and his conscience, as a governor under section 130(5), he could not take the oath. of office boss minister- an elected one whose status was “highly controversial”.
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Report also issues raised over former main minister The resignation of Usman Buzdar, which “violated subsection 8 of Article 130”. governor office never received a resignation of Bazdar so how whether he could accept it, the report says.
Chima urged the president to call elections void in in light of information general with his. He asked the President for constitutional council on in issue in commemoration of circumstances in Punjab.
On the other hand, Information Minister Marryum Aurangzeb on Sunday announced that Hamza will take the oath of office “even if the whole PTI gets sick,” including President Alwi and Governor Chima.
This worth remembering here what’s like a dead end over Main minister the elections continued, the now ruling partyPML-N, transferred the BAC to obtain a court order for immediate oath-in ceremony for in CM- elect.
This move after a failed attempt to overthrow the governor, who argued that, under the Constitution, he could only be fired by the president.
government sent resume to President Alvi for his removal, but the latter allowed Chima to remain governor as long as decision was made on summary.
At the same time, there were reports that the secretary the governor took the position that under no circumstances could he refuse to take the oath of CM Office in elected Human. He added that keeping the same would be tantamount to violating of Constitution.
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how government and former decree party linked horns over case, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also kept it first meeting with President Alvi, where he discussed the political situation, in particular the question of Oath of Hamzain as chief minister of Punjab. However current The situation showed that during the meeting, both sides could not reach a compromise.
hamza, son of Prime Minister Shahbaz elected as chief minister after receiving 197 votes in Punjab Assembly in very chaotic session of provincial legislature. session, clouded by violence, saw Hamza’s rival with Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Pervez Elahi boycotts vote after a physical attack.
However, when session continuation in his absence, and the PML-N leader was elected leader of in houseElahi, a rival candidate, declared the election “illegal”.
way elections were held steel bone of struggle between major political parties of the country. These political tensions escalated further when the governor refused to be sworn in. of office to Hamza.
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