ISLAMABAD- Pakistan Tehreek-e-Indaf (PTI) central spokesperson Fawad Hussain Chaudhry said the party is ready to dissolve the provincial assembly in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) if other political parties can reach the decision of dissolving all remaining assemblies in a bid to hold early elections.
He said the party is not in favour of any delays in holding the general elections. “In fact, we want elections to be held before the scheduled period and for that purpose we won’t even shy away from dissolving the K-P assembly,” he said.
Referring to ongoing deliberations to pass a bill regarding delimitation of constituencies in light of fresh census and subsequent allocation of National Assembly seats, the PTI leader said: “The spirit of democracy lies in elections and not in population census,” adding that delay in elections due to any constitutional amendment will not be accepted at any cost.
Commenting on the bill, Fawad stressed the need for further deliberations on the proposed bill at the Council for Common Interests (CCI).
Later, he took to the micro-blogging website, Twitter, saying: “Nothing can delay elections, Art 224 [wi]ll be adhered to amendment or no amendment elections as early as possible are essential.”
However, PTI Deputy Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday said the polls should be conducted on their scheduled time next year, a move cited as contrary to its earlier demand for early general elections.