Pakistan

‘Organised’ rigging: K-P tripartite alliance calls for province-wide strike on June 10

Ask provincial government to step down; decide to take other parties on-board to expand protest

Our Correspondent June 06, 2015

Mian Iftikhar Hussain addressing a press conference on Saturday. PHOTO: NNI

PESHAWAR: Amid mounting tension in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa over the alleged rigging in local government elections, a tripartite alliance in the province has called for a province-wide shutter down strike on June 10.

They also demanded the government’s resignation on its failure to halt mass use of unfair means in the polls.

Addressing a press conference after a meeting of the constituent parties at the residence of senior Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Najmuddin Khan, Awami National Party's (ANP) Mian Iftikhar Hussain accused Chief Minister Pervez Khattak of orchestrating rigging.

“The CM was the head of the rigging ‘project’ and government is responsible for it,” he alleged.

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He added that the alliance will establish contact with other political parties in the province, including government allies, and ask them to join their protest.

Those present on this occasion included provincial general secretary of JUI-F Maulana Shujaul Mulk, PPP’s Rahimdad Khan, ANP’s Syed Aqil Shah, Sardar Babak, Shagufta Malik and others.

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The alliance that comprises PPP, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) and Awami National Party (ANP) was forged to contest the polls.

COMMENTS (11)

Lakhkar Khan | 8 years ago | Reply @BookWorm: You said " PTI won election fair and squire". Did you hear, not one ANP, PPP and MLN but also JI reported rigging and they are PTI's ally? You must be one of the PTI supporters who slept through your party cheating and rigging season.

Jawad U Rahman | 8 years ago | Reply @Zeeshan: Did PTI set up an example by asking the elected representative in question to resign? And what about Mr. Gandapur. Shouldn't he be asked to resign until the allegations of ballot box robbery by him are cleared.

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BookWorm | 8 years ago | Reply This so called democratic party called ANP's insecurity is at it's peak! They can't stand the fact that PTI won the elections fair and square and with a high margin of votes. Ab rigging rigging kar ke bethay hain. PTI Zindabaad! Imran Khan Zindabaad!

GO away | 8 years ago | Reply Go away.............ANP ...you are not the one to be trusted,,,,,,,, IK offered you for re-election....

raider | 8 years ago | Reply you exhaust your looted money in two year by your luxurious deeds now govt posts look same sweet again, but if if pti once completes 5 years, your elimination from political screen would be fait accompli.

Zeeshan | 8 years ago | Reply @ those saying IK must resign or even provincial govt. should resign: Patwarion, status quo ki galee saree taffun zada lashon, has IK or the provincial govt formed as a result of LB polls that they shud resign?

Layman | 8 years ago | Reply They are just acting as front man of Riawind in KPK, JUI-F, ANP and PPP they all were part of governments in KPK for the last 10 years and no one conducted LB elections, they are bunch of sore loosers who them self could not do any thing in KPK and now trying to pull PTI's leg as it is now going after them for there corruption. just imagine the level of frustration these parties have otherwise on which grounds JUI-F and ANP can make alliance, this is some hypocrisy!!!

Wow | 8 years ago | Reply You have to be elected for winning the seat, you can't just protest that PTI go away and give ANP and JUI-F the seats for free. Then they argue on concepts of democracy when they don't even want to contest elections!

Saleem | 8 years ago | Reply They need to run tapes of Imran Khan talking about rigging in 2013 general election. Isn't that all politicians are the same and they follow same tactics to win election.

Jawad U Rahman | 8 years ago | Reply Per the law of the jungle followed by Imran Khan, his party should resign, hold impartial inquiry, and be allowed to continue only if they are cleared.

Jogi | 8 years ago | Reply Perfect and befitting. Ego Khan getting a taste of his own medicine. Now these parties should keep Peshawar blocked until Khan resigns from the position of party head and signs an agreement of never running the elections before announcing an impartial inquiry,

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