*LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hamza Shehbaz has beenreelected as the chief minister (CM) of Punjab after votes of PakistanMuslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) were rejected by the Punjab Assembly DeputySpeaker. *
According to details, Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker Dost Mohammad Mazari –who chaired the session – ruled that the votes of PML-Q lawmakers will notbe counted in the election of Punjab chief minister in the light of partyhead Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain’s letter.
Pervaiz Elahi – joint candidate of PTI and PML-Q – received 186 votes,while Hamza Shehbaz got 179 votes. However. 10 votes of PML-Q werecancelled by Deputy Speaker Dost Muhammad Mazari, hence taking the figureto 176.
Meanwhile, PTI Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Raja Basharat hascountered the ruling of PA Deputy Speaker Dost Mazari, saying that the lawstates that the parliamentary party could issue instructions to partymembers.
He pointed out that the party chief was not authorized to give suchinstructions if the parliamentary party had decided to vote a certaincandidate. He also read the order of the Supreme Court. “The head of theparliamentary party is Parvez Elahi,” he contended.
However, Mazari said that the matter had been clarified by the SupremeCourt, subsequently proroguing the session.*Pervaiz Elahi, PML-Q MPAs cast votes*
Pervaiz Elahi among all Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) has voted toelect the new Punjab chief minister in the provincial assembly session.
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According to ARY News, all 10 lawmakers of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaidhave cast their votes for Pervaiz Elahi – the joint candidate of PML-Q andPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).*Shujaat Hussain refused to vote for Perviaz Elahi*
Minutes before the Chief Minister (CM) Punjab election, PML-Q chiefChaudhry Shujaat Hussain refusedlinktovote for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-backed candidate Pervaiz Elahi.
Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain excused himself from voting for Pervaiz Elahi, thejoint candidate of PTI and PML-Q. It was learnt that Shujaat gave a clearmessage to Moonis Elahi.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has decided to file contempt plea for notstarting the Punjab Assembly’s session for the chief minister (CM)elections.
In a statement, former information minister Fawad Chaudhry said that theunnecessary delay in the Punjab Assembly session for the CM election wasmade in violation of the court orders.
