LAHORE, April 5; The Punjab Assembly session to elect a new chief minister Punjab has been postponed again on Tuesday.
The proceeding of the Punjab Assembly was adjourned until April 16.
According to sources, the session has been delayed due to repair of the damage in the House and lobby as the time is required to repair damaged items.
The Deputy Speaker Punjab Assembly approved to adjourn the session untill April 16. Notably, the
session was originally scheduled for Wednesday at 11.30 am after Sunday s session was adjourned amid ruckus by the opposition and government lawmakers.
The session, aimed at electing the new leader of the house, is expected to witness a tough fight between PML-Q s PTI-backed Chaudhry Parvez Elahi and PML-N s Hamza Shehbaz
In order to be elected as a chief minister in the 371-member house, a candidate will need at least 186 votes.
Meanwhile, PTI workers on Monday besieged a hotel in Gulberg where hundreds of PML-N MPAs were staying besides the defiant lawmakers of the ruling PTI. -NNI
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