Election tribunal adjourns NA-122 rigging case till Jan 22
PTI's Aleem Dar again challenged the victory of PML-N's Ayaz Sadiq.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Election Tribunal on Wednesday while directing the lawyers to argue in next meeting adjourned the NA-122 alleged transference of votes case hearing till January 22.
During the hearing, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Aleem Khan s lawyer told the court that rigging was taken place at massive level by transferring as many as 30,000 votes during by-elections in NA-122.
He alleged that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Sardar Ayaz Sadiq won the polls by rigging, therefore, he urged the court to declare the results as null and void.
On the other hand, Ayaz Sadiq’s counsel denied the allegations and said that elections cannot be annulled due to false accusations.
Subsequently, the court adjourned the hearing till January 22 by directing the parties to be prepared for arguments.
Earlier, Aleem Khan submitted a plea in the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) demanding to annul the NA-122 by-election as it was unfair due to transfer of votes from the constituency.
Earlier, PTI leader reached ECP head office in Islamabad and showed reservations over the results of NA-122 by-election.
The plea stated that the ECP record shows that 26,000 new voters were registered and 4,600 votes were transferred during last two years. Only 812 voters personally confirmed that they transferred their votes out of the constituency whereas votes of others were shifted from the constituency against their will.
PML-N’s Ayaz Sadiq took oath as Speaker of the National Assembly for the second time.
Ayaz Sadiq and Shafqat Mahmood of PTI were the two contenders for the seat of Speaker National Assembly. The assembly had initially received three nominations, but MNA Ghazi Ghulab Jamal withdrew his candidature.
Sadiq secured 268 votes while Shafqat Mehmood received 31 votes only.
