PDM deliberates legal options to bring in-house change in Punjab

• PDM may direct the Governor to seek a vote of confidence in the Punjab Chief Minister.
• Aggrieved members of Punjab Assembly cannot be present during voting.
• Nawaz and Shehbaz discussed internal reforms during the Prime Minister’s visit to London.

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Constitutional experts belonging to the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) have once again moved to move a no-confidence motion against the Speaker of the Provincial Assembly before considering internal changes in Punjab and removing Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervez Elahi. Then they sit together.

Constitutional experts have opined that this process requires completing the number game of 186, which seems impossible.

Sources said online According to the news agency, a meeting was held between Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif in London. Important consultation were made on the issue of internal change in the province.

The two leaders agreed to immediately formulate a strategy in consultation with PDM leaders.

On the other hand, PDM leaders have proposed to move a no-confidence motion against the PA speaker before removing the chief minister. Consultations have been started in this regard.

Sources said that the PDM sought the opinion of legal and constitutional experts regarding internal changes.

During their consultation process, it was reported that some Treasury members have decided to join hands with the PDM and will cast their votes in favor of the PDM candidate.

Experts had advised the PDM to ask the chief minister to seek a vote of confidence from the assembly instead of moving a no-confidence motion against him.

He suggested that Governor Punjab Balighur Rehman should use his constitutional powers to ask the Chief Minister for a vote of confidence and avoid disgruntled PA treasury MLAs on the day of the vote.

In this way, the Chief Minister will fail to get the required votes.

According to experts, if a vote of no confidence is proposed against the PA Speaker, the chances of its success are high because of the secret ballot.

The procedure will be decided after the arrival of former President Asif Ali Zardari in Lahore.

It should be noted that Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan has claimed that the opposition parties are conspiring to topple his government in Punjab.

More than 50 percent MPAs of Muslim League (Q) Punjab are in touch with Shujaat.

Corroborating PTI’s allegations, it was earlier reported that more than 50 per cent Members of the Muslim League-Q Assembly in Punjab are in touch. Along with party president Chaudhry Shujaat – cousin of the province’s chief minister, Elahi, who is a strong ally of the PTI.

Shujaat and Elahi, who were considered extremely close, parted ways earlier this year when the former decided against supporting the latter for the post of chief minister.

There was also a coup attempt by Elahi and his allies in the party to oust Shujaat as president, however, they approached the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to thwart the bid.

Informed sources said Daily War That even though the federal government is busy dealing with deadly floods, it is also considering toppling the Punjab government.

Sources told the publication that most of the party’s legislators have agreed to support Shujaat’s decisions – putting the PTI at risk of losing the Punjab government once again.