Islamabad :
The Election Commission of Pakistan has removed the reference regarding deviant members of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) National Assembly.
A three-member bench headed by the Chief Election Commissioner delivered a safe verdict on the disqualification references against the deviant members.
The Election Commission has rejected the petitions of 20 deviant members of PTI, disqualifying them for life.
The Election Commission had today reserved its decision on disqualification references.
The Speaker National Assembly had on April 14 sent the disqualification references to the Chief Election Commissioner.
The ECP held four hearings on disqualification references. The ECP held its first hearing on disqualification references on April 28.
It may be recalled that a petition was filed by PTI in the Election Commission of Pakistan last month regarding deviant members.
In the petition, the PTI had filed a declaration and reference against 20 members of the National Assembly for disqualification under Article 63A of the Constitution.
The petition contends that more than 20 PTI MPs defected, leaving the coalition government behind.
In the reference filed by PTI, MNAs Noor Alam Khan, Dr Muhammad Afzal Khan Dhandla, Nawab Sher Wasir, Raja Riaz Ahmed, Ahmed Hussain Dehar, Rana Muhammad Qasim Noon, Asim Nazir, Amjad Farooq Khosa, Amir Liaquat. Hussain, Chaudhry Farrukh Altaf, Syed, Mubeen Ahmed, Syed Samiul Hassan Gilani, Muhammad Abdul Ghaffar Wattoo, Syed Basit Ahmed Sultan, Amir Talal Gupang, Sardar Riaz Mahmood Khan Mazari, Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, Wajiha Qamar, Nuzhat Pathan and Jawariya Zafar. Were
However, the votes of deviant MNAs were not required to remove Imran Khan, as the opposition had managed to win the support of the coalition government parties.
Following the removal of Imran Khan from the post of Prime Minister on the night of April 9, his declaration against the deviant MNAs of PTI was sent to the ECP by the Acting Speaker National Assembly on April 14.
Last month, the Election Commission issued notices to 20 MNAs directing them to appear.
In their written replies, the deviant MNAs had said that they had neither resigned from the PTI nor joined any other political party nor had they voted against the line stated by their parties. Is.
The dissenting members in their reply said that the declaration and reference is baseless, unverified and vague.
The reply said that the reference was made with malicious intent to stifle dissent within the party, adding that such measures were tantamount to turning the party into a dictatorial group led by an individual dictator. Be in mind
Another reply submitted by the deviant members to the ECP stated that the reference and declaration did not meet the requirements of Article 63A.
Earlier, on March 8, even before the no-confidence motion was moved by the opposition, there was a case of some PTI members going to the opposition camp and deviant members were found in the Sindh House. Claims surfaced.
After hearing this news, PTI members stormed Sindh House Islamabad and broke through the main gate.
The situation has changed dramatically since the deviant members came to light and the government camp has been shaken. Done
In case of deviating from the party policy, pressure was exerted on the disenfranchised members by seeking lifelong disqualification and for this purpose a reference was filed in the Supreme Court for interpretation of Article 63A of the Constitution which is still pending in the court.
