ECP should remove impression of delaying general elections in country: Sirajul Haq writes a letter to CEC

LAHORE, Feb 09 (SABAH): Emir Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Sirajul Haq in a letter written to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Dr. Sikandar Sultan Raja has stressed upon the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to remove the impression that the government along with some powers were hell-bent upon using delaying tactics in holding general elections in the country.  

Through the letter, Sirajul Haq further conveyed to CEC the prevailing poor state of economy didn’t allow holding of provincial and national elections separately in the country by consuming billions of rupees so it is his constitutional obligation to take steps for holding both the elections on the same day.

On the other side, he stated the National Assembly had lost its worth after resignations of more than 100 members of the opposition were accepted. He further said the federal government should have announced holding of general elections while respecting Constitution, democracy and superior political and moral values but it was hell-bent upon keeping the National Assembly and its government intact.  

Sirajul Haq stated that the federal government was forging excuses for getting delayed the general elections and added the Jamaat-e-Islami was in favour of holding provincial and national elections on the same day as prevailing poor state of economy doesn’t allow conducting elections separately by consuming billions of rupees.

He stated that holding of national and provincial assemblies’ elections separately will create political chaos and polarization which would further create economical, political and administrative instability in the country. Being an independent constitutional institution, he added it is responsibility of ECP to remove this impression that some powers and government were behind these delaying tactics in holding general elections in the country.

In the concluding lines, Sirajul Haq stated, “I hope you will play your impartial constitutional role on the matter. You will clear ECP’s powers on holding elections once and again besides conducting polls on the same day to save national capital while taking constitutional measures.”