ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to approach the Supreme Court for accurate interpretation of Article 63-A as several PTI lawmakers have announced to vote on the no-trust motion, in a violation of the party policy.
Federal Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry said this today in a press conference.
Meanwhile, different media reports claimed the government had yet not taken any decision about imposing Governor rule in Sindh. The PTI govt also refrained from raiding the Sindh House to recover their party’s MNAs, who are staying there willingly or unwillingly.
Minister said that the decision was taken during a consultative meeting of the PTI’s political committee held today with Prime Minister Imran Khan in the chair.
The meeting was convened to discuss the legal options available to act against the disgruntled lawmakers and counter the Opposition’s move to dislodge the government of Imran Khan.
In a series of tweets, Fawad Chaudhry said the government would file a petition under Article 186 of the Constitution to seek the interpretation of Article 63-A.
“… we will seek the Supreme Court’s interpretation as to what will be the standing of a party member’s vote who is found in violation of the party’s policy and is involved in horse-trading,” minister said.
The information minister said the government would seek the apex court’s guidance on whether a person, who shifts loyalty for monetary benefit, should be ineligible for a lifetime for becoming a lawmaker or whether they could contest polls again and be elected to parliament.
“The Supreme Court will be requested to hear the case on a daily basis,” he said
