Karachi’s mayor polls through kidnapping of elected candidates, buying of votes, rigging is a question mark on Constitution & democracy: Sirajul Haq

ISLAMABAD, June 15 (SABAH): Emir Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Sirajul Haq has said that Karachi’s mayor polls through kidnapping of elected candidates, buying of votes and rigging is a question mark on Constitution and democracy.

Sirajul Haq expressed these views through his statement on twitter issued here on Thursday. Terming the polls a “mockery of democracy”, he said that the collusion between the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the Sindh government was evident

“The election of Karachi’s mayor through the kidnapping of elected candidates, buying of votes, and rigging is a big question on the Constitution and democracy,” he said.

In another tweet, the emir Jamaat-e-Islami said his party would observe “Black Day” across the country tomorrow (June 16) and requested those who respected the Constitution to participate.

Separately, the Jamaat-e-Islami also wrote a letter to the ECP, claiming that the electoral body had failed to fulfill its responsibility of holding free and fair polls.

It stated that the party had been repeatedly writing to the watchdog and apprised it of the unethical and illegal practices of the PPP but regretted that timely action was not taken.

“On the occasion of the mayor’s election, the gates of the voting hall were locked and 29 PTI members were forcibly abducted from their homes by their elite force in the process,” Jamaat-e-Islami said, adding that the majority was converted into a minority through deception.