LAHORE, Oct 28: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi told the house on Tuesday that the government was considering enactment of new laws and removal of flaws from the old ones for curbing objectionable dances and dialogues in theatrical performances.

Amid applause from both the treasury and opposition benches, he said there was also a plan to censor the script prior to its use in stage performances.

The CM, who attended the session for half an hour before the house was adjourned for 10am on Wednesday, was replying to a point of order raised by MMA’s Arshad Baggu who had brought the continuation of stage performances during Ramazan to government’s attention.

About the price control on food items during the holy month, he said a committee had been formed under the food minister which would daily meet at 8am to review reports from all district headquarters.

He said the Lahore High Court chief justice had also been requested to restore the judicial powers of certain executive officials for penalizing profiteers and hoarders.

He urged all the MPAs to monitor the prices of eatables and other items in their respective districts and bring to his notice any anomaly in this regard.

Deputy Leader of the Opposition Rana Sanaullah criticized the chief minister for not coming in the house even to reply a single call attention notice in almost one year of his rule. He said though the by-laws allowed the law minister to speak on behalf of the CM in case the latter was engaged, this relaxation was being misused by the incumbent government.

He suggested that the chief minister should at least answer one call-attention notice in every session of the house.

The CM reminded Mr Khan that his party chief and former chief minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif had not responded to a single call-attention notice in over two and half years of his rule.

However, he said, he would reply to a call-attention notice, if any, during the ongoing session of the assembly.