Islamabad: The Chief Election Commissioner has said that the local elections in Karachi will not be delayed under any circumstances.
In the Election Commission, a hearing was held on the request of MQM regarding the objections to the voter lists in the Karachi municipal elections.
The lawyer of MQM objected that the use of old voter list for elections is against the law. The Chief Election Commissioner said that MQM had been going to the courts even before this, why doesn’t MQM bring up all the issues at once? If there is any other issue, bring it forward and we will decide together. MQM also fought the 2018 election and by-elections.
Counsel MQM raised another point that the Election Commission was incomplete on April 29.
The Chief Election Commissioner said that in your application, there is no mention of the Election Commission being incomplete, do not talk about your application, the elections will not be delayed in any way, you should sit and prepare the case and listen to you later. will
The Sindh government has asked the Election Commission for time till next week to give arguments on the application. Additional Advocate General Sindh Fauzi Zafar said to give time for preparation.
The Election Commission terminated the Sindh government’s right to argue for lack of preparation.
The Chief Election Commissioner emphasized that the local elections will not be delayed at any cost.
The representative of Jamaat-e-Islami requested the Election Commission that every possible effort is being made to postpone the local elections, but the commission should hold the local elections on January 15 anyway.
Special Secretary Election Commission Zafar Iqbal took a stand that with every passing day, people are eligible to vote, if MQM’s words are accepted, the election will never be held. can vote.
DG Law Election Commission requested to reject the application of MQM and said that voter lists are updated with time, it was also clear in the press release that the local body election will be held on the old list, the election schedule was never withdrawn. had gone.
The Election Commission has reserved its decision on the petitions related to voter lists in the Karachi Municipal Elections.
