LAHORE: The Lahore High Court registrar office has raised objection and retuned a writ petition seeking disqualification of Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar for purportedly concealing facts about his assets in the nomination papers he had submitted before Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) during 2018 general election.

Since Buzdar won election from PP- 286, Taunsa which falls under the territorial jurisdiction of LHC Multan bench. Therefore, the petitioner should approach the LHC Multan bench, the registrar office wrote in its objections. The office also objected to making chief minister respondent in the petition, as according to it, chief minister enjoys constitutional immunity.

The petitioner Abdul Waheed Khan Baloch requested the court that the election of the CM be declared null and void after holding that he is not an honest and sagacious person in light of Articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution.

The petitioner maintained that the respondent CM's membership be de-notified and restrain him to exercise his powers as Punjab chief minister till final disposal of this petition.

The petitioner contended that the respondent CM submitted his nomination papers for MPA from constituency PP-286, Taunsa Sharif, Dera Ghazi Khan-II and the same were accepted by the officer concerned after formal security.

The total value of the assets mentioned by Buzdar in form 'B' of his nomination papers, was of Rs25 million but at the same time he mentioned his assets as Rs761,893 in column 'T' of the declaration and affidavit.

The petitioner contended that it is clear that the respondent CM concealed the facts and mentioned wrong details in declaration and affidavit and submitted the false affidavit along with nomination forms.