Election 'manipulation': DROs reject allegations as baseless
Pakistan
Demand probe into Liaquat Chattha’s claims
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Newly-appointed Rawalpindi commissioner and Rawalpindi Division District Returning Officers (DROs) have rejected allegations that the elections were rigged and manipulated.
They held a press conference to refute the rigging allegations and demand an investigation into the matter.
They claimed the elections were transparent and organised in a transparent manner, adding there was no pressure on them to commit rigging.
Commissioner Saif Anwar Jhappa vehemently denied all allegations leveled by his predecessor, Liaquat Ali Chattha.
At the press conference, Jhappa was accompanied by the District Returning Officers (DROs) of all four districts under Rawalpindi Division – Hasan Waqar Cheema (Rawalpindi), Qurtaul Ain (Chakwal), Rao Atif Raza (Attock), and Captain Sami (Jhelum).
DRO Rawalpindi Hasan Waqar Cheema emphasised that the elections were conducted transparently, denying all allegations and calling for an investigation into the claims made by the former commissioner.
DRO Chakwal Quratul Ain supported Cheema's stance, stating that elections in Chakwal were conducted under the Election Act, and all processes adhered to the oath.
She demanded an independent investigation into the allegations.
Similarly, DROs Attock and Jhelum, Rao Atif Raza, and Captain Sami also denied any pressure during the February 8 polls, asserting that the elections in their respective districts were conducted transparently.
DRO Talagang Khawar Bashir stated that they conducted transparent elections in Talagang and called for an independent investigation into Chattha's allegations.
