ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Raja Perwaiz Ashraf on Monday told Pakistani Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders that they cannot return to the lower house as their resignation was accepted.
In April last yearThe party lawmakers resigned en masse from the NA after PTI chairman Imran Khan was ousted from power through no-confidence movement.
The first resignation of total 11 members of The National Assembly (MNA) was received by NA Speaker Raja Perwaiz Ashraf. However, on January 17 and 20 resignations of 34 and 35 more Accordingly, the PTI MNAs were adopted.
Several MNAs then withdrew their resignations and asked the Speaker not to accept them. However, on On January 25 the President of the National Assembly adopted last the consignment of resignations.
Subsequently 43 MNAs took his complaint to the Lahore High Court (LHC), which on Suspended ECP orders on February 8th.
Later, several other PTI MNEs approached the LHC. for similar relief. However, the court only ordered KEK to suspend the de-notification. of PTI MNA from Punjab.
selective body last Friday – in line with LHC order – suspended de-notification announcement of 32 PTI MNA. Moreover, this also suspended the elections in these districts.
Today, the PTI delegation, led by Amir Dogar and consisting of Kanwal Shauzab, Sajida Begum, Aamer Mehmood Kiani, Amjad Niazi and others – met Speaker of the National Assembly in his office in Islamabad.
The statement of the NA Secretariat mentions that the PTI leaders spoke with the speaker about their resignation and demanded that Ashraf withdraw his post. decision accept them.
But, without embarrassment, the speaker said that he had accepted his resignation. in line with V rules and rules, constitution and law of Earth.
“I’ve posted out letters repeatedly, but not a single member of PTI has reached me. After delegations led by Amir Dogar and Assad Qaiser met me, I started accepting resignations,” he said.
The speaker explained that the delegation led by Kaiser, which held the meeting with to him in December last year asked to accept PTI’s resignation.
“Because it was their request, I am bound by the Constitution. [to follow through],” he said. But Ashraf added What in line with PTI latest please he will advise with its legal team and inform party.
