PTI leader demands judicial inquiry against CEC

Shaheen claims wrongdoings in general elections

ISLAMABAD:

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Shoaib Shaheen has said that he has written an open letter to the chief justice of Pakistan, requesting him to remove the chief election commissioner until a judicial inquiry into the allegations of wrongdoings in the recently held elections is completed.

“The Rawalpindi commissioner says that his mental balance was bad while he was appointed one-and-a-half years ago. Commissioner Liaquat Chattha's connection with the PML-N has come to light as there are pictures of him with Hamza Shehbaz (son of PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif),” the PTI leader said while holding a news conference at his office on Sunday.

He said that if the conscience of Liaquat Chatta had awakened, then at least a judicial inquiry should be conducted.

“Not admitting mistakes has become a habit of the bureaucracy,” he said.

He claimed that three returning officers were told to tell him if there were any objections against him, but when the results came, they rejected his papers.

“In the bureaucracy, the one who speaks the truth is said to be mentally unbalanced.”

“I will not leave anyone, including Tariq Fazal Chaudhry [Shaheen’s rival in the general elections for NA-47 Islamabad]. I have written an open letter to the chief justice,” the PTI leader said, adding that if the elections were held again, they would not be able to show their face to anyone.

He said that he had requested the chief justice to take suo motu notice and keep the CEC on the side until a transparent inquiry was completed.

“It is not appropriate for the CEC to remain in office until the judicial inquiry is completed.”