PESHAWAR: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Thursday submitted a constitutional petition to stop possible clash between ruling party and workers of opposition political parties in Islamabad on the day of voting on no-confidence motion.
The petition was filed in the Supreme Court by the President of the Supreme Court Bar in which the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Defense, Inspector general of police and Deputy Commissioner Islamabad have been made parties. The text of the petition states that the constitutional process of no-confidence must be completed peacefully. The no-confidence is the constitutional way to remove any Prime Minister under Article-95.
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The petitioner further stated that political statements could lead to confrontation between the parties on the day of no-confidence motion. The petition said that the Supreme Court should order all state officials to abide by the constitutional limits and the National Assembly speaker should also be ordered to fulfill his constitutional responsibilities during the no-trust move.
The Federal Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry has said that those who voted against Imran Khan in the no-confidence motion would have to go through the assembly of Rs1 million. On the other hand, the opposition parties have also announced to hold a rally at D-Chowk where the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has announced to gather 1 million people.
Yesterday, addressing a press conference in Islamabad, President Supreme Court Bar Association Ahsan Bhoon said that Bar Councils has played a important role in strengthening democracy. Bhoon said that the members of Parliament cannot be stopped in the Assembly from voting in the no-confidence motion. He said that journalists should be allowed to sit in the National Assembly as observers.
It may be recalled that the PTI has announced a rally on March 27 at D-Chowk and in response to the opposition’s “Azadi march” and sit-in in the federal capital on March 25.