'20 percent MPAs can move no confidence against chief minister'

A resolution for a vote of no-confidence moved by not less than 20 per cent of the total membership of the provincial assembly may be passed against the Chief Minister. Senior Advocate and leading legal expert, M.Irshad Chaudhary told APP here on Tuesday that according to clause 2 of the Article 136 of the constitution of Pakistan.
A resolution shall not be voted upon before the expiry of three days and later than seven days from the day on which such resolution is moved in the provincial assembly.
He said that if the resolution is passed by a majority of the total membership of the provincial assembly, the Chief Minister shall cease to hold office. He said that according to rule 23 of the Rules of the Procedure of the Punjab Assembly:
(1) A notice of a resolution under clause (1) of Article 136 shall be given in writing to the Secretary by not less than twenty per cent of the total membership of the Assembly.
(2) The Secretary Shall, as soon as may be, circulate the notice to the members.
(3) A notice under sub-rule (1) shall be entered in the name of the members concerned in the List of Business for the first working day after the expiry of seven clear days of the receipt of the notice.
(4) Leave, to move the resolution, shall be asked for after the recitation from the Holy Quran, and before any other business entered in the List of Business is taken up.
M.Irshad Chaudhry said that when the resolution is moved, the Speaker may, after considering the state of business, allot a day for the voting on the resolution:
Provided that the resolution shall not be voted upon before the expiry of three days, or later than seven days, from the day on which the resolution is moved in the Assembly.
(6) On the day appointed under sub-rule (5), the Speaker shall, without debate, put the resolution to the vote of the Assembly in accordance with the provisions of the Second Schedule and the Assembly shall not be adjourned on that day until the resolution has been voted upon.
M.Irshad Chaudhry said that there shall be no other business on the day allotted by the Speaker for consideration of, and voting on, the resolution.
(8) The Speaker shall, as soon as may be, inform the Governor of the decision made by the Assembly in respect of the resolution.