KOTLI (Dunya News) – Azad Jammu and Kashmir Election Commission has suspended two presiding officers after arresting them over rigging allegations.
According to a spokesperson for the Election Commission of Azad Kashmir, two presiding officers had gone to a private residence instead of a polling station with two polling bags. A returning officer immediately took custody of the polling bags and appointed new presiding officers and sent them to the polling station.
The spokesperson said an action was underway against the arrested presiding officers, adding negligence or irregularities in the election process will not be tolerated.
All possible measures are being taken to hold transparent and impartial elections, he said. PML-N leader Rana Sanaullah has demanded that elections in Kotli LA-10 should be postponed after two AJK election commission officials were suspended and arrested for going to a private residence with polling bags in the constituency.
Rana Sanaullah demanded the Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir and the Chief Election Commissioner hold inquiry against accused Saqlain and Qaiser Patwari for alleged rigging, and the elections in Kotli LA-10 should be stopped until the inquiry was completed.
He said it should first be found out where the polling bags were being taken, adding Chaudhry Yasin was also the president of Azad Kashmir PPP.