ISLAMABAD – The federal government Monday demanded the Election Commissionof Pakistan’s chief and its members to resigns for failing to ensuretransparency in polling process for recent Senate elections.
Addressing a press conference along with Information Minister Shibli Farazand Federal Science and Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry, EducationMinister said that all political parties had expressed dissatisfaction overthe Senate election. “It is election commission’s failure,” he remarked.
He further said that the ECP had completely failed to perform its duties,adding: “We as a ruling party has not confidence in the electioncommission”.
He said that a new election commission should be formed in order to revisethe trust of all, adding: “Election Commission should be neutral andincumbent set up is not”.
The minister said that the government currently had no plan to move theSupreme Judicial Commission against the ECP.
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Horse trading allegations are as also old as the Senate elections, he said,adding that Prime Minister Imran had been sought open ballot for theelection from day one. He recalled that the PTI had supported the PML-Nwhen it called for open ballot during its tenure despite political tussle.
“We want to influence of money in elections,” he said.
The education minister also condemned the egg attack on Special Assistantto PM on Political Harmony Shahbaz Gill at the Lahore High Court (LHC)reportedly by the workers of the PML-N.
