'Dissolution of Punjab Assembly negates sanctity of votes, democratic parliamentary norms'.

PESHAWAR -- Notwithstanding with the mounting pressure of the PTI leadership, former Chief Minister Pervez Elhai's irrational act to dissolve Punjab Assembly despite friendly Opposition has widely been criticized by political leaders and experts, who considered it negation of democratic principles and parliamentary norms besides sanctity of votes in the country.

"The premature dissolution of Punjab Assembly has shattered the confidence of people of Punjab, who are ready to make all those political parties and leaders involved in this illogical act accountable for their irrational actions in the upcoming election," said Ikhtiar Wali Khan, PML-N spokesman KP and Member Provincial Assembly while talking to reporter on Sunday.

"Being the students of political science, we all knew that democracy derived strength from the power of people, who had a strong say in policies and decision-making of the governments while accepting each other's criticism with open heart for bringing about improvement in the system and address peoples problems at their doorsteps rather disolve assemblies prematurely," he said.

He said early dissolution of Punjab Assembly has signified political intolerance in PTI leadership as well as in its allied parties and people of the largest province would take revenge from them in the upcoming election.

"Political parties and leaders make struggle to achieve majority in the assemblies for formation of a strong political government to implement their election manifestos, fulfill promises and address masses' problems at the gross root level rather dissolve assemblies against the wishes of masses," he said, adding premature disolution of Punjab Assembly was tantamount of not accepting people's mandates.

"How PTI and its allied parties would face voters of Punjab after shattering their confidence by moving against democratic norms and sanctity of votes," he told reporter.

He said PML-N had used all legal and constitutional options to prevent disolution of Punjab Assembly despite the political stubbornness and irrational attitude of PTI leadership.

Ikhtiar Wali said that Punjab Governor did not become part of the premature dissolution of Punjab Assembly and PTI should now get ready of people wrath in the country's largest province.

He claimed that the blackmailing attitude of opponents would not be accepted and politics of agitators would come to an end forever after the election in Punjab.

"The people knew that how the mandate of...