PDM deliberates legal options to bring in-house change in Punjab

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PTI brings no-confidence motion against its own Punjab deputy speaker

The constitutional experts belonging to the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) have once again sat together to deliberate on an in-house change in Punjab and table a no-trust motion against the provincial assembly’s speaker before removing Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi.

Completing the numbers game of 186 is inevitable for this process that seems to be next to impossible, the constitutional experts have opined.

Sources told Online news agency that during the meeting between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif in London, important consultations were made on the issue of an in-house change in the province.

The two leaders agreed on evolving a strategy immediately in consultation with PDM leaders.

On the other hand, the PDM leaders have proposed tabling a vote of no trust motion against the PA speaker before removing the CM. Consultations have been started in this respect.

The sources said the PDM solicited opinions from legal and constitutional experts in connection with the in-house change.

During their consultation process, it was told that some treasury members had decided to join hands with the PDM and would cast their vote in favour of the PDM candidate.

The experts had advised the PDM to ask the CM to seek a vote of confidence from the assembly instead of tabling a no-trust move against him.