- Punjab Governor Muhammad Balig Ur Rehman convenes the Punjab Assembly session to Ivan-e-Iqbal tomorrow at 15:00.
- Speaker of Punjab Assembly Chaudhry Pervez Elahi convenes session at 13:00.
- PTI MPA Mian Mehmood ur Rashid says session in Ivan-e-Iqbal “has no constitutional status”.
LAHORE: budget session of Punjab Assembly for fiscal year 2022-23 has one time again was named off for in second day in a row.
During the day, news in connection with the negotiations between the opposition and government continued to resurface, and it was reported that PTI members of the assembly was ready to take part in session. It was, therefore, announced what session would begin around 10 pm.
Speaker of Punjab Assembly Chaudhry Pervez Elahi started session, but after a while he postponed it until 13:00 tomorrow. At the same time, Punjab governor Muhammad Balig Ur Rehman canceled the ongoing 40th anniversary. session of Punjab Assembly and convened the 41st session to Ivan-e-Iqbal tomorrow at 15:00.
Commenting on confusion among members of the congregation as to which session to attend, PTI MPA Mian Mehmood ur Rashid said the meeting called by the governor in Ivan-e-Iqbal “has no constitutional status.”
Postponement of Monday session
session of assembly was originally planned place on Monday, June 13, but could not stand it place. Consequently, it was postponed until 13:00 on Tuesday as Treasury Benches continued to protest against each other.
budget session was planned begin at 14:00, but started after a few hours of delay. As soon as it started, the opposition benches protested the presence of Punjab government press secretary Attaullah Tarar in assembly, since he was not a member.
“We will not allow budget be submitted before [Chief Minister] Hamza Shahbaz is present in The House Inspector-general and chief secretary sitting in gallery,” the opposition said.
After an opposition protest, the Speaker of the Punjab Assembly demanded that the House Guards accompany Tarar out of meeting and adjourned session for 10 minutes.
Elahi – who lost the contest for Chief ministerslot last month against Hamza Shahbaz – said that if Tarar were not out of in building within 10 minutes he will interrupt the meeting. session till tomorrow.
After the break, session resumed with Elahi in chair, and Tarar left the meeting in “protest”.
Against the background of all this drama, it was not possible to present a financial account.
