Symbolic session of PA: 199 members passed a resolution to elect Hamza as Chief Minister
Lahore: In a symbolic session of the Punjab Assembly, 199 members has passed a resolution to elect Hamza Shahbaz as Chief Minister.
After the doors of the Punjab Assembly were closed, the opposition called a symbolic meeting at a local hotel.
The symbolic meeting, was attended by members of the united opposition, Jahangir Tareen Group and Abdul Aleem Khan Group.
In the symbolic meeting, a resolution was tabled to elect Hamza Shahbaz as the Chief Minister and the members stood up and approved the resolution.
The number of MPAs supporting the resolution was 199. On this occasion, the hall resounded with the slogans of Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz.
Earlier, Maryam Nawaz had also reached a local hotel to express solidarity with Hamza. During this time, he also traveled in a bus with the members of the Assembly and went to the hotel allotted for the meeting.
Punjab Assembly Spokesperson:
According to the spokesperson of the Punjab Assembly, when a no-confidence motion has been submitted against the Deputy Speaker, he cannot preside over any meeting constitutionally.
A spokesman for the Punjab Assembly said that if the Deputy Speaker did so, he would be violating the Constitution.
Yesterday, the Deputy Speaker Punjab Assembly Dost Mohammad Mazari first issued a declaration to convene the meeting on April 6 and then changed the date of the late night meeting to April 6.
PML-Q had refused to accept the decision of Deputy Speaker Punjab Assembly to convene a meeting on April 6.
Later, the government submitted a no-confidence motion against its own deputy speaker Dost Muhammad Mazari and at the same time the doors of the Punjab Assembly were closed.
