*ISLAMABAD: Speaker Punjab Assembly and PTI candidate for CM Punjab ParvezElahi has approached the Supreme Court against a letter from Deputy SpeakerDost Muhammad Mazari in which he sought security from the chief secretaryfor the peaceful conduct of election in the assembly. *
The plea filed by Parvez Elahi blamed Mazari for running peace during theelection for CM Punjab through the letter and said that it was written withbad intent.
The application filed by Advocate Faysal Chaudhry asked the apex court tostop the entry of IG Punjab inside the assembly and said that insteadSargent-at-arms should be directed to provide adequate security to thedeputy speaker.
It also made Hamza Shahbaz, deputy speaker and IG Punjab and chiefsecretary respondent link in the case.
It is pertinent to mention here that Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker DostMazari wrote a letter to the provincial chief secretary on Thursday to seekspecial security measures during the Chief Minister (CM) elections.
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The PA deputy speaker Dost Mazari’s letter sent to the provincial chiefsecretary has raised questions as it was dated July 22. It is noteworthy tomention here that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and its ally PakistanMuslim League Quaid (PML-Q) have a clear majority in the Punjab CMelections.
In his letter, Mazari stated that security forces should be deployed duringthe PA session for the elections of the new chief minister. He furtherstated that his letter for seeking PA security was in line with the courtorders.
