Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Wednesday night refused to accept the confidence vote's proceedings in the Punjab Assembly, with Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah terming them against the Constitution and "illegal".
The interior minister, speaking to the media outside the PA premises after the opposition boycotted the session, said that the PTI lawyers argued before the court that the governor's order is unconstitutional.
"So, how did they conduct the confidence vote under Article 130(7) today?" he asked.
"PA Speaker Sibtain Khan earlier said the vote of confidence would not be taken during today's session. However, the agenda was changed at midnight, and a vote of confidence was initiated by deceit."
The vote of confidence proceedings doesn't fulfil the requirements of Punjab Governor Baligh-Ur-Rehman's order under which CM Elahi had to take the trust vote, he noted.
The minister of the interior questioned the timing and legality of the PA proceedings, saying how they can initiate the confidence vote if the governor's order is suspended and sub-judice.
Despite their efforts spanning over last ten to 12 hours, they [the PTI and PML-Q] still do not have complete number for the confidence vote, he said. This is the reason they did not fulfil the requirements of the elections, he emphasised.
The minister said the PML-N will produce the travel history of the PTI's members before the court to prove that the votes of the absent members were also cast.
PML-N leader, Atta Tarar, speaking on the occasion, said that the PML-N would prove before the court that the PTI didn't have the required number to win the trust vote.
