Shujaat reiterates support for Elahi in upcoming Punjab CM election

Lahore: PML-Q president and former prime minister Cha­udhry Shujaat Hussain on Wednesday reiterated his support for his cousin and former Punjab chief minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi in the upcoming election for the Punjab chief minister.

The election will take place on July 22.

Shujaat is aligned with the ruling coalition in the Centre, and his son, Chaudhry Salik Hussain, is a member of Shehbaz Sharif's cabinet.

In a policy statement issued by the PML-Q, Shujaat said Elahi was the party's candidate for the top office, adding that "those who won the mandate have the right to govern".

The PML-Q president pointed out that he had made similar statements multiple times in the past as well.

Hussain made it clear that Chaudhry Parvez Elahi is the party’s candidate for the Chief Minister-ship. "There is no need to clarify as I have said the same thing three times before, no one is issuing letters, there is no question of issuing any kind of letters."

The PML-Q leader said said the elected government should get a chance to rule for one-and-half- year, if not, then we should go for immediate elections.