LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Muslim League Quaid (PML-Q) have finalised strategy regarding the upcoming Punjab Assembly session for budget 2022-23.
A joint session of PTI and PML-Q’s parliamentary parties was held under the
chair of Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, Usman Buzdar and Sibtain Khan today. The
session was also attended by Mahmoodur Rasheed, Dr Yasmin Rashid, Raja
Basharat, Aslam Iqbal and other lawmakers.
The opposition lawmakers condemned the registration of cases and arrests of
the leaders.
It has been decided to table a resolution in the Punjab Assembly against
blasphemous remarks delivered by India’s ruling party BJP and lodge a strong
protest.
It was decided to ensure the attendance to protest against the anti-people
budget in which the opposition lawmakers will submit movements against the
budget cuts.
During the joint session, the lawmakers approved key decisions regarding the
strategy of the by-elections. They criticised that the Pakistan Muslim
League Nawaz (PML-N) was committing the worst revengeful activities and
alleged that vote-rigging has been started in the concerned constituencies
by the present rulers before the by-polls.
The members of the PTI and PML-Q parliamentary parties said that blue-eyed
officers are being transferred and deputed in Punjab, whereas, they
expressed concerns over the visits of the provincial chief secretary in the
districts of concerned constituencies.
While addressing the session, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi said that the Punjab
inspector general will face accountability for the government’s revengeful
moves against the opposition lawmakers. The matter will be referred to the
privilege committee, he added.
Yasmin Rashid said that they are ready to face the negative tactics of the
present government during the upcoming by-polls and the elections will be
held in accordance with the old voter lists.
Raja Basharat said that a special cell has been established for the Punjab
by-elections in which all lawmakers will report complaints regarding the
vote-rigging.
It was decided to give responsibilities to the women lawmakers ahead of the
by-polls.
