Opposition prepared to flex muscle in Punjab Assembly: Hamza

PML-N leader says when nomination papers are filed, it becomes obligatory to hold an election the next day

LAHORE:

Joint opposition parties candidate for the slot of chief minister Hamza Shehbaz has said they will gather their lawmakers in the Punjab Assembly to show their numerical strength today (Wednesday).

The assembly session has been called today which was earlier prorogued till April 16.

In line with the commitment given to the Supreme Court by Punjab’s Advocate General of holding the election on April 6.

Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, Hamza, said that minutes after Advocate General Punjab gave his word to the Supreme Court that elections of CM will be held as per schedule on April 6.

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He said that the PML-Q foreseeing their defeat staged this drama in assembly, to use it as an excuse to prorogue the session. He said they, in line with the commitment given to the Supreme Court, will reach Punjab Assembly with all their parliamentarians. He said the law would be held supreme.

He said that when nomination papers are filed, it becomes obligatory to hold an election the next day. He said if the session during coronavirus days, can be held in a private hotel, why at a time, when the biggest province was without an empowered the chief minister, a session cannot be moved to another location; even if a few shattered glasses had made it impossible to hold a session in the Assembly premises. He also condemned the attack on the hotel.

He said the Supreme Court should take notice of these kinds of nefarious activities. He said that PTI workers wanted to barge into the hotel, if they are not stopped now they will try and barge into the houses of their opponents. "This has to stop."

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He said that the PML-N stick welding workers too were only a call away.

He said that if next time, they call their workers to clash with attacking PTI workers, then who will be responsible for the mayhem. He said that if these divisive politics is not nipped in the bud now then it will spiral out of everyone’s control.

He said that Imran Khan, who was baying for the opposition’s blood, has adopted suicidal tendencies. He said that it was important for all institutions, judiciary and politicians to play their role, to save the country from this crisis.