Ruckus mars Punjab Assembly session for second day in a row.

LAHORE -- The Punjab Assembly session witnessed pandemonium for a second day in a row on Tuesday with opposition lawmakers raising slogans against Chief Minister Parvez Elahi.

Prior to the start of the session, the doors of the assembly were closed and security guards remained on high alert after yesterday's session saw ruckus as the opposition challenged CM Elahi to prove he had the requisite numbers to secure a vote of confidence.

However, PML-N lawmakers - who accused Elahi and PA Speaker Sibtain Khan of instructing police to bar their entry - were able to force their way inside.

During the session, which began after a three-hour delay, opposition lawmakers once again chanted slogans against Elahi, calling him a 'dakoo' (robber) as Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and PML-N leader Ata Tarar looked on from the visitor's gallery.

PML-N's Mashhood, speaking on the floor of the assembly, again challenged Elahi to prove he had the requisite numbers for securing a vote of confidence.

'Taking the vote of confidence is your constitutional responsibility,' he said. 'If you have the guts, do the voting right now and we will respond with whom the House is standing.'

Taking aim at the Punjab government, Mashhood added that the public wanted accountability for 'flour thieves'.

The PA...