Summary PML-N can't win without rigging, why didn't ECP issue notice to PM over issuing funds, asks Imran
LODHRAN: (Dunya News) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has on Monday said that Punjab police cannot be trusted and thus the NA-154 by-election should be held under army supervision. He said that Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) can’t win the election without rigging. He questioned why Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) didn’t issue a notice to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif when he issued funds worth Rs. 2.5 billion, reported Dunya News.
Addressing PTI workers in Lodhran, Imran Khan bitterly criticized the political opponents. He was warmly received by the workers in Lodhran amid showering flowers and slogans of change as the workers danced around his car upon his arrival in the city.
Earlier, Imran also thundered in Shangla saying that Rangers were not being given extension in Karachi in order to hide corruption. He added that the government is preparing to shatter the record of 2013 rigging in the 2018 election.
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According to details, all the preparations have been completed while passionate PTI workers have started coming to the venue which is adorned with party flags and posters.
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Meanwhile, the final schedule of Imran Khan’s visit regarding NA-154 by-polls has been prepared according to which, Khan will reach Lodhran after holding rally in Shangla. PTI chief will stay in Lodhran for three days and will monitor the elections situation.
Khan along with Jahangir Tareen will also address a rally at Kotli Chowk on Tuesday.
The by-election of NA-154 Lodhran would be held on December 23.
Earlier, Lahore High Court (LHC) Multan bench on Monday suspended Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Siddique Baloch’s disqualification decision and permitted him to contest in the by-polls set to be held on December 23.
Siddique Baloch was de-seated by the tribunal on August 26 over a petition filed by former secretary general of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Jahangir Tareen against alleged rigging in NA-154 during the 2013 General Elections.
Baloch was handed over the disqualification for violating Article 62 and 63. Baloch had won the NA-154 seat in the General Election 2013 as an independent candidate. However, the elected Lodhran leader went on to join PML-N.
