Staff Reporter
The Punjab government has claimed that as many as 25 disgruntled PML-N MPAs, oppose to the party leadership’s narrative against state institutions, are in contact with Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar. According well-placed sources at CM’s House, ten members of the Punjab Assembly belonging to the opposition party met the chief minister over the past two weeks and discussed with him issues faced by people in their constituencies.
Punjab Law Minister Raja Basharat claimed that more than two dozen opposition lawmakers had previously met the chief minister and such an equal number is still in contact with him now. “More disgruntled PML-N MNAs will meet the chief minister soon,” he said. The minister said that many PML-N members don’t agree with the party’s policy of clash with institutions. “There are two groups in the PML-N, one of which is against the clash,” he disclosed.
On September 29, a delegation of PML-N MPAs, Chaudhry Ashraf Ali, Muhammad Ghiyas Uddin, Muhammad Faisal Khan Niazi, Mian Jaleel Ahmed Sharaqpuri and Nishat Daha had called on CM Buzdar and assured him of their support to resolve public issues. Taking strong exception to the lawmakers’ meeting, the PML-N leadership had expelled them from the party for violating party discipline rules.
