Opposition should refrain from extreme step of resignations: Ch Parvez Elahi

Matters should not go towards to point of no return; government and opposition members should play their role in strengthen the parliament traditions

Lahore: 25-11-2019: Government and Opposition Joint Committee on N-League members resignations from the Standing Committees of the Punjab Assembly under chairmanship of Speaker Punjab Assembly Ch Parvez Elahi at the Assembly Chambers here today (Monday).

Addressing the meeting, Speaker Punjab Assembly Ch Parvez Elahi said that the matters between the government and the opposition should not go towards point of no return and the opposition should refrain from extreme step like resignations.

He said that opposition role in the legislation matters of fundamental importance as such there should be no obstruction between the government and the opposition over the legislation matters. Ch Parvez Elahi directed the government and the opposition MPAs to play their role in strengthening the traditions of the parliament.

Speaker Punjab Assembly also asked the government and the opposition to submit recommendations regarding Chairman Public Accounts Committee.

Talking on this occasion, Law Minister Raja Basharat said that we want to take the opposition along, we have held talk to alleviate their reservations which has been very positive.

Committee’s Opposition members Malik Nadeem Kamran, Samiullah Khan and Ch Iqbal Gujjar said that the meeting was held in a better atmosphere and we have presented our submissions to the government and the Speaker on which after completion of home work by both sides time for next meeting will be fixed. #