Secretary Elections Commission Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has written a letter tothe caretaker KPK Chief Minister complaining about the misconduct of themembers of the cabinet and asking him to remove such members who areinterfering in political matters.
In the letter, the secretary informed CM that he noticed that ministers,advisers and special assistants are interfering in political matters of theprovince.
He said in the letter that it has come to the notice of the Commission thatthe caretaker cabinet was appointed on the basis of political affiliations.
He further wrote that an example of this is the case of former caretakerminister Shahid Khattak who later resigned from his post.
According to the text of the letter, the secretary wrote that apart fromthis, other ministers have admitted their party affiliations to the media.
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The behaviour of some ministers, advisors, special assistants and others isagainst the Election Act 2017, he added.
The secretary wrote that the Election Commission requests that suchministerial advisers and special assistants be removed from their posts inorder to ensure fair and transparent elections for the upcoming elections.
The Election Commission also requested the removal of the caretakerministers involved in politics.
