ISLAMABAD -Justice (retd) Wajeehuddin was upset when the ECP adjourned thehearing of his petition to register his party. As a result, an infuriatedJustice (retd) Wajeehuddin went into the chamber of the CEC and complainedvociferously that the CEC should have waited and not adjourned theproceeding as he had come from Karachi.

The CEC pointed to the loud tone of voice and said it has hurt him.Justice (retd) Wajeehuddin and his counsel were kicked out when he said youare a public servant and should be ready to hear these things.

Addressing the media outside the ECP, Justice (retd) Wajeehuddin declaredthe CEC ineligible to conduct the elections, saying will people like himconduct free and fair elections. He claimed he reached the ECP with thenecessary documents for his petition but found that the CEC and ECP membershad returned to their chambers.

He claimed that the CEC told him to get out and said this behaviour isunbecoming. He said that these retired judges have two jobs and feel theyare just here to sip tea. He termed today a sad day for the ECP.

Speaking to Geo News later, Wajihuddin said he submitted papers for theregistration of his party in 2016 but the ECP was yet to rule on it.ECP denies charges

Later, in a statement, ECP spokesperson Haroon Shinwari dismissed all ofJustice (retd) Wajeehuddin’s claims, saying the CEC waited for thepetitioner but he did not show up in court. He added that the petitionerwas not kicked out of the CEC’s chamber.

The spokesperson said further that the ECP has the right to initiatecontempt proceedings, adding that the ECP’s stature is that of a high court.

Justice (retd) Wajihuddin remained associated with the PakistanTehreek-e-Insaf until quitting in September 2016 after which he formed hisown political party.