ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has taken notice of the video of PPP leader Ali Haider Gilani and assured that it will be probed on merit.
A spokesman for the Election Commission said that Ali Haider Gilani’s video would be scrutinized and it would be investigated on merit.
Earlier the day, a video surfaced showing the son of Yousuf Raza Gilani, the joint opposition’s most prominent candidate for the polls, explaining to lawmakers how to cancel their votes.
In the night-time video of about one-and-a-half minutes, Gilani’s son Ali Haider Gilani can be heard apparently explaining through specific details to at least two lawmakers how they can waste their votes during the election.
The government immediately cried foul, demanding that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) declare Gilani ineligible after the emergence of the video that it said showed “votes being bought”.
Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar has said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will take action against party legislators involved in alleged horse-trading ahead of Senate election.
The federal minister said that the party knows the PTI lawmakers who had met with former prime minister and Senate candidate Yousuf Raza Gillani’s son Ali Haider Gillani ahead of Senate polls.
Three PTI MNAs were seen in a video meeting with Ali Haider Ali Gillani. Action will be taken against all these lawmakers, he added.
“There are millions of bids to rig the polls. There is a commotion on the assembly floor. The people are seeing the darkest form of democracy and all this is happening in the name of democracy,” he added.
“They still have nothing to meet but I wish this disgusting business could be stopped at least for the future,” the PTI leader said.
On the other hand, Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhary said after Ali Raza Gillan s confession regarding the leaked video, Election Commission should declare Yousuf Raza Gilani ineligible for Senate Election.
He said we have decided to file a reference against Yousuf Raza Gillani under the articles 218, 219, 280 and the opinion of the Supreme Court regarding the conduct of Senate Elections.
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Political Communication, Dr Shahbaz Gill has asked the Election Commission to take notice of the video of former Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani s son, which shows that the PPP leader “buying vote” for the upcoming Senate polls.
He said a mechanism for free and transparent elections is pivotal to ensure public welfare and the country s development. He said the mafia is involved in the politics of buying and selling votes, which does not want free and transparent elections.
Later, Ali Haider Gillani has rejected allegations of horse-trading. Ali Haider said that he explained the method of wasting votes to lawmakers after expressing reservations regarding the identity of the ballot paper.
