LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League -Nawaz (PML-N) submitted a petition to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) demanding a re-election in the entire NA-75 constituency.
Talking to the media the PML-N Vice-President Maryam Nawaz alleged that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) resorted to systematic rigging in the polls and harassed the voters in the Daska by-poll.
“Agencies, which come under PM Imran Khan, the vote thief, were involved in the rigging, she claimed. She will expose the names if the government does not come clean,” she warned.
The PML-N leader continued that polling stations were shut down by plan and the voting process was suspended for up to six hours, adding that videos on social media, some of which even she had shared, showed how people had broken the door of a polling station.
She said, “After all this, how can I accept polling result in 20 polling stations.” the PML-N wants re-elections in the entire NA-75 constituency,” she demanded.
While speaking about the presidential case on open ballot voting of the upcoming Senate elections, Maryam Nawaz said “The Parliament should debate on this because this is a constitutional clause so an amendment can only be introduced by the Parliament”.
Last week, two people died and two others were injured as clashes broke out between workers of the ruling PTI and the PML-N in Sialkot’s NA-75 constituency. The ECP had restrained authorities from announcing unofficial results as both PTI and PML-N claimed victory in the constituency.
Maryam’s statements come days after Prime Minister Imran Khan requested PTI’s candidate from Daska to ask for re-polling in 20 polling stations, the results of which is being questioned by the PML-N and the ECP.
Have always struggled for fair & free elections. So even though there is no legal compulsion to do so before ECP announces results, I would request our PTI candidate to ask for re-polling in the 20 polling stations Opposition is crying hoarse over in the Daska NA 75 bye- election
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) February 22, 2021
