LAHORE: Speaker Punjab Assembly Parvez Elahi has filed a plea in the session court for registration of FIR against Hamza Shehbaz, IG Punjab, and others for ruckus and torture inside the Punjab Assembly during election of chief minister, ARY NEWS reported.
The plea filed against 200 people for their involvement in torture and ruckus inside the assembly was filed by Aamir Saeed on behalf of Parvez Elahi.
The court has admitted the plea and sought answers from Qila Gujjar Singh police station regarding refusal to register a case and adjourned the hearing until April 25.
Police on Sunday registered a case against torture of deputy speaker Punjab Assembly Dost Muhammad Mazari and hooliganism inside the House during election of Chief Minister Punjab.
The case was registered on the complaint of DSP Shahzad Manzoor at Qila Gujjar Singh police station in Lahore under charges of attempt to murder, interference in governmental affairs and other sections.
Deputy Speaker Punjab Assembly Dost Muhammad Mazari was attacked with ‘lotas’ by members of treasury during the election of the chief minister Punjab.
Newly-elected Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz has also announced his plan to hold an inquiry into the Punjab Assembly brawl in which the lawmakers attacked deputy speaker and Pervaiz Elahi.
