Punjab Governor and Administrator of UT, Chandigarh, Shri Banwarilal Purohit has expressed his grief over the demise of Congress MP from Jalandhar, Chaudhary Santokh Singh.
On Thursday, Punjab CM Parvez Elahi signed the summary for the dissolution of the provincial assembly. "I Parvez Elahi, chief minister of Punjab, hereby advise you to dissolve the provincial assembly," he said in a brief one-line advice addressed to Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman, as quoted
"I Parvez Elahi, chief minister of Punjab, hereby advise you to dissolve the provincial assembly," he said in a brief one-line advice addressed to Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman, Elahi, as quoted by Dawn newspaper.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Tarun Chugh on Monday took a swipe at the Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab and said that the administration of the state has collapsed, and the Chief Minister should "immediately resign".
Imran Khan announced that the Punjab Chief Minister's vote of confidence was subjected to the court's decision on January 11 and advised them to prepare for it in case the court asks them to take it.
The Punjab Governor and Administrator, UT, Chandigarh, Banwarilal Purohit on Friday expressed profound grief at the sudden demise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother Heeraben Modi.
The Pakistan federal government has urged the country's Supreme Court to take notice of the ongoing crisis in Punjab. The Pakistan Muslim League (N)-led government has said that the Lahore High Court's decision is not as per legal parameters, Geo News reported.
The court issued the directives after a five-member bench took up Elahi's plea challenging Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman's orders to de-notify him as the provincial chief executive.
PML-Q leader Chaudhry Parvez Elahi today filed a petition in the Lahore High Court (LHC) against Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman's orders denotifying him as the province's chief minister.
The opposition leaders headed by PML-N chief Tahir Khalil Sindhu reached Punjab Assembly to withdraw their no-confidence motion submitted on Monday, citing that the Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman's notification to remove Elahi as chief minister yesterday made the notice "infructuous".
Sharing the papers of de-notification on his Twitter account, the Punjab governor said, "Since CM has refrained from obtaining Vote of Confidence at the appointed day and time therefore he ceases to hold office. Orders issued this evening."