Breach of oath: PPP approaches ECP against defected MPAs
Complaint filed under article 62 and 63 and section 92 (2) of People Representative Act 1976.
MPAs had violated their oath of not quitting. PHOTO: FILE
LAHORE:
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)’s Parliamentary Leader Major (r) Zulfiqar Gondal and Deputy Parliamentary Leader in Punjab Assembly Shaukat Mehmood Basra on Tuesday lodged a written complaint with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) against nine of their MPAs who recently defected to the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N).
Basra told The Express Tribune that the complaint has been filed under article 63 (a) of the Constitution of Pakistan read along with article 62 and 63 and section 92 (2) of People Representative Act 1976 for breaking their oath of not quitting.
The deputy parliamentary leader said that the nine members who sworn an oath on the Quran to not quit the party. But they have dishonoured their oath and joined the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz. He said that article 62 (d)(f) has been invoked against these MPAs while section 92 of Peoples Representative Act will also apply against them.
Basra said that the party first served notices to the nine MPAs, before approaching speaker Punjab Assembly and now they have lodged their complaint with the ECP.
The PPP leader calimd that the defecting nine MPAs will soon be disqualified.
Additionally, Basra said the opposition in the Punjab assembly, dominated by the PPP, would force the speaker in the coming session to send separate references to ECP seeking the disqualification of the defected MPAs.
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)’s Parliamentary Leader Major (r) Zulfiqar Gondal and Deputy Parliamentary Leader in Punjab Assembly Shaukat Mehmood Basra on Tuesday lodged a written complaint with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) against nine of their MPAs who recently defected to the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N).
Basra told The Express Tribune that the complaint has been filed under article 63 (a) of the Constitution of Pakistan read along with article 62 and 63 and section 92 (2) of People Representative Act 1976 for breaking their oath of not quitting.
The deputy parliamentary leader said that the nine members who sworn an oath on the Quran to not quit the party. But they have dishonoured their oath and joined the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz. He said that article 62 (d)(f) has been invoked against these MPAs while section 92 of Peoples Representative Act will also apply against them.
Basra said that the party first served notices to the nine MPAs, before approaching speaker Punjab Assembly and now they have lodged their complaint with the ECP.
The PPP leader calimd that the defecting nine MPAs will soon be disqualified.
Additionally, Basra said the opposition in the Punjab assembly, dominated by the PPP, would force the speaker in the coming session to send separate references to ECP seeking the disqualification of the defected MPAs.