Punjab Home Minister Attaullah Tarar has said that the success of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in election for the Punjab chief minister slot is in accordance with the law and Constitution. Addressing a press conference at Model Town here on Saturday, he said that justice should not have double standards. He said that 25 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members of the provincial assembly were de-seated on the basis of a reference, sent by the party head against them.
“Where did it prove that these 25 members were directed to vote for Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi,” asked the minister. He said that if a direction was given to these de-seated members, then what about those who boycotted the election of the chief minister Punjab last time. He said that the PTI and Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) members had been directed to cast their votes in favour of Ch Pervaiz Elahi during the last election for CM Punjab slot. Did they not violate those directions by abstaining from the CM election, he raised another question.
He said that yesterday (on Friday), the deputy speaker read out the votes tally cast during the previous election for the chief minister’s office. He read out from the Assembly record that Ch Pervaiz Elahi got zero votes, and at that time neither the PML-Q nor the PTI disputed that statement, as they had boycotted the elections. He said that these were some important questions and their replies should come.
