LHC asks President to nominate representative to administer oath to Hamza Shehbaz
Pakistan
Governor cannot step back from administering oath to CM-elect Hamza Shehbaz: LHC
LAHORE (Dunya News) – While disposing off the petition regarding Hamza Shehbaz’s oath issue, the Lahore High Court (LHC) has declared that Punjab governor Umer Sarfraz Cheema cannot step back from administering oath to the CM-elect.
According to details, the court has asked President Arif Alvi to nominate a representative for administering oath to Hamza Shehbaz.
It is pertinent to mention here that Punjab Assembly on April 16 had elected Hamza Shehbaz as new chief minister after a pandemonium of 6 hours amid reservations by the opponents.
The oath of Chief Minister-elect, Hamza Shehbaz Sharif remained in the doldrums as Punjab Governor Omar Sarfraz Cheema refused to administer the oath terming his election by the Punjab Assembly as unconstitutional.
Cheema, in a press conference April 17, condemned the violence that took place in the Punjab Assembly and said that such incidents set a very wrong precedent.
The Punjab governor accused the CM elect of using “state power” on the polling day against his rival the PTI and PML-Q. Cheema added that Deputy Speaker Dost Muhammad Mazari acted in a "partisan way".
