LAHORE, July 21(ABC): Former prime minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan Thursday claimed that the government employed all efforts to defeat his party in Punjab by-polls.
Addressing his party workers in a televised speech, Khan expressed his anger with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) even after winning the by-election.
He said that those who conducted the Punjab by-election should be punished.
Accusing Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja of being biased, the PTI chairman said that he has never seen a “dishonest” election commissioner like him before.
Khan, highlighting the alleged wrongdoings of the CEC, said: “We [PTI] continued lodging complaints about rigging but the ECP did not pay heed.”
“We do not want to contest the general elections under the leadership of the incumbent chief election commissioner,” he said, adding that if the biggest political party of Pakistan [PTI] doesn’t trust the CEC, then “he should resign.”
He further added that the PTI, during its tenure, emphasised the adaption of the electronic voting machine (EVM); however, all those who are now in the government opposed the suggestion because “they knew that with the help of EVMs, nearly 130 methods of rigging could be eliminated.”