PML-N Went to Every Extent to Influence Elections by Resorting to Violence: SACM

LAHORE, February 19:

Special Assistant to Chief Minister on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has said that the mastermind of Model Town carnage threatened PTI workers at polling stations and two precious lives were lost due to the stubbornness of PML-N at the Daska by-election.

These views were expressed by the Special Assistant to CM while addressing a press conference at Civil Services Club Daska on Friday.

Talking to the media, Dr Firdous said that Rana Sanaullah provoked workers and armed them for attaching PTI voters. The so-called claimants of democracy took law into their own hands and tried to hijack the voting process, she said. She regretted that martyred polling agents of PTI were tortured and fired upon and this depicts the vindictive approach of Maryam and her thugs who wanted a victory at every cost.

The Special Assistant alleged that both the District Returning Officer (DRO) and District Monitoring Officer (DMO) willingly ignored shenanigans of PML-N to encourage its hooliganism. They, on the other hand, heavily fined supporters of PTI candidates. Similarly, PML-N goons threatened polling staff and resorted to firing to influence the election process, she added.

Dr Firdous emphasized that the state totally supported the transparent election campaign and performed its duties diligently. However, it is regrettable that the cronies and dishonest elements patronized by PML-N were creating hurdles in the transformation of the system for maintaining transparency.

The SACM said the DMO imported from Khawaja Saad Rafique constituency was seen sabotaging the election process and it was astounding that why the Election Commission was not active against such dishonest elements. She said PTI sides with its workers tortured by PML-N goons and they will have to be held accountable for their misdeeds. Similarly, the ministers and government functionaries didn’t trespass polling stations as the government wants to empower institutions to promote free and fair elections. The government will fulfill its constitutional and legal responsibilities, she concluded.

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