PTI to move supreme court against postponement of Punjab by-elections, LAHORE Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf( PTI) on Thursday announced to move Supreme Court( SC) of Pakistan against the Election Commission of Pakistan’s( ECP) decision to postpone general choices in Punjab, ARY News reported.
Addressing a press conference in Lahore, PTI Secretary- General Asad Umar announced that the party will challenge the electoral watchdog’s decision to postpone the date for general choices in Punjab from April 30 to October 8.
The former civil minister said that the ECP has violated the Constitution by delaying the choices, noting that the ECP’s decision was in conflict with the Supreme Court’s orders. “ As per the orders of Islamabad, Lahore and Peshawar high courts, the ECP can’t give dates for polls, ” he said, questioning under which indigenous provision the commission had changed the date.
Asad Umar further contended that the election commission has fulfilled the ruling coalition want to delay the choices. “ The ECP can’t give date for election after President DR Arif Alvi announced it, ” he added. He announced that Barrister Ali Zafar will file a supplication in Supreme Court henceforth, demanding to register the polls on the former date – April 30.
Meanwhile, Asad Umar said that the PTI would also file a misprision supplication against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa( KP) Governor Haji Ghulam Ali for ‘ committing Composition 6 ’. He expressed ‘ full confidence ’ in Supreme Court, hoping that the election will be held on the same day as it was announced by President DR Arif Alvi. “ We will not let anyone to violate the constitution under any circumstances ”, he added.
Taking over the presser PTI Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry said the party was moving the top court against the ECP for “ violating the Constitution ”. “ There is no other option but to hold choices on April 30, ” he claimed.
Fawad Chaudhry added that the former ruling party’s supplication would seek the court’s order for holding choices in the terrain as per the former schedule. A day ahead, the Election Commission of Pakistan( ECP) on Wednesday announced to delay of the Punjab by- choices which were listed to be held on April 30.
The ECP withdrew the Punjab Election Program advertisement issued on March 8 and decided to postpone the Punjab election and announced October 08 as the new date for choices in Punjab. The ECP prophet said that the president DR Arif Alvi also been informed about the holdback of choices in Punjab, adding that the new election schedule will release soon.
It’s material to mention also that President Arif Alvi on Friday announced April 30 as the date for choices in Punjab. The announcement from President Alvi comes beats after the Election Commission of Pakistan( ECP) proposed dates for the election in the terrain in light of the Supreme Court( SC) verdict.
“ President DR Arif Alvi has announced to hold general choices of Punjab Assembly on April 30, Sunday, ” twittered the President’s office.
“ The decision was made by the president after considering the dates proposed by the Election Commission of Pakistan, ” it added.
