*LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q) leader Kamil Ali Agha has moved apetition before the Lahore High Court (LHC), seeking a stay on a decisionfrom the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to halt intra-party polls toelect the new president and general secretary. *
He filed the petition before the LHC through his counsel Safdar Shaheen.
He said in his plea that party head Chaudhry Shujaat wrote a letter todeputy speaker during election for CM Punjab which was based on illegaldirectives. “The working committee termed the directives from ChaudhryShujaat as non-democratic act and decided to remove him from the slot,” hesaid.
The plea stated that the ECP suspended the decision to hold intra-partypolls citing no meeting of the central executive committee. “If theirargument is accepted then how Shujaat could remain party head?” he asked.
The plea stated that the ECP’s decision to bar intra-party election wasillegal and therefore should be halted immediately.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday retainedlink ChaudhryShujaat Hussain as Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) chief.
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Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussainfiled an application with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to stopintra-party elections.
Barrister Umar Aslam in his argumentlinkthe ECP said Kamil Ali Agha, who is PML-Q Punjab secretary-general chairedthe party’s huddle illegally and announced intra-party elections.
As per rules, the provincial office-bearer of any political party does notenjoy such right over through party’s chief and central secretary-general.
