Amraiz Khan
PML-N MPA Jaleel Ahmed Sharaqpuri on Monday submitted his resignation to the Speaker Punjab Assembly after the party asked the lawmakers to submit resignations with the leadership.
Sources privy to the matter said that the speaker had received a resignation from Jaleel Ahmed Sharaqpuri, which quoted him as saying that his resignation should be considered accepted if the entire PML-N panel resigns from the assembly. Speaking over his resignation, the estranged PML-N lawmaker said that he had offered to submit joint resignations to the speaker.
“PML-N lawmakers from NA-120, PP-137, PP-138, and PP-139 should also resign from their assembly seats,” he said, adding that he was part of a panel with lawmakers on these constituencies, who supported each other in the election and was still committed to his offer for joint resignation from the assemblies. It is pertinent to mention here that Jaleel Ahmed Sharaqpuri, has openly opposed PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif and said that he cannot support the narrative of the party chief for targeting national institutions.
Jaleel Ahmed Sharaqpuri had faced the consequences of opposing Nawaz Sharif’s criticism against the national institutions after being suspended from the political party. He clarified that he has no personal difference with Nawaz Sharif but he could not endorse such stances to target national institutions. Sharaqpuri added that the address of Nawaz Sharif in the all parties conference (APC) will be misused by India’s Modi-led lobby.
Yawar Bukhari
assigns portfolio
MPA Yawar Bukhari has been assigned Punjab Social Welfare and Baitul Maal Ministry. MPA Syed Yawar Abbas Bukhari was recently inducted into the Punjab cabinet.
MPA Syed Yawar Abbas Bukhari, who was included on the Punjab cabinet recently, was assigned the portfolio on Monday. Bukhari has been assigned the portfolio of Social Welfare and Baitul Maal Ministry. The Punjab government has issued a notification in this regard. The newly-appointed minister was elected member of the Punjab Assembly from the PP-1 constituency in the 2018 General Elections.
