Fawad Chaudhry to challenge census results in court
Pakistan
Multan, Lahore and Gujranwala will lose seats
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – Former Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry will challenge the census results in court.
He stated his desire through a tweet which appeared on Saturday.
نئ مردم شماری پنجاب کے سیاسی حقوق پر بہت بڑا ڈاکہ ہے،کیا ہوا کہ پنجاب کی آبادی اتنی کم ہوگی کہ قومی اسمبلی کی آٹھ نشستیں کم ہو گئیں؟ نہ طریقہ کار پر بحث ہوئ نہ نتائج کی شفافیت کا پتہ، اس کے نتیجے میں جہلم اور چکوال جیسے اضلاع صرف ایک نشست کے اضلاع بن جائینگے ملتان، لاہور اور…
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) August 5, 2023
Expressing his distress over census statistics for Punjab, he said it was a blow to the political rights of the province.
"What sort of census it is as the population of Punjab has decreased resulting in the loss of eight seats in the National Assembly," he added. Jhelum and Chakwal will be districts with one seat, he said, adding Multan, Lahore and Gujranwala would also have to lose seats.
He said the practice also lacked transparency in the methodology and results as well.
Criticising the attitude of the politicians of Punjab, he said their response to the census results was abysmal and he would challenge the results in the court.
