KP opposition rejects APC proposals over rigging allegations
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PESHAWAR: The tripartite opposition alliance comprising PPP, Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) and Awami National Party (ANP) rejected the proposals made during the All Parties Conference (APC) convened by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak.
Opposition parties in the KP Assembly had boycotted the APC while the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI), Awami Jamhoori Ittehad Pakistan (AJIP) and Qaumi Wattan Party (QWP) participated in the APC.
Earlier during the day, the KP chief minister had said that the formation of judicial commission to probe rigging allegations during the recently-conducted Local Government (LG) polls in the province was agreed upon in the APC.
The tripartite opposition alliance rejected the chief minister's proposal of formation of a judicial commission.
"It has been proved that the LG polls were rigged, hence there is no need to form a judicial commission for investigation. The government should step down and announce elections under a caretaker set up," said ANP leader Mian Iftikhar Hussain.
In a press conference held after the APC, Khattak said that, "KP government will write a letter to Peshawar High Court for forming a judicial commission. It was also agreed that a four member committee will be formed under the chairmanship of chief secretary for investigating law and order situation during the LG polls,"
Read: Imran reiterates re-election offer for LG polls in KP
Khattak expressed hope that the formation of the judicial commission would be acceptable to all opposition parties. He further added the provincial administration were under the Election Commission during LG polls.
Re-election is not child's play: CEC Sardar Raza Khan
In his observations during the hearing of a case related to mismanagement during Khyber Pakhtunkhwa LG elections, the Chief Election Commissioner said that any decision regarding holding fresh local body’s polls in KP has to be made by the Election Commission of Pakistan.
"Provincial police did not give heed to maintain law and order during the polls as the law and order situation across the province was out of control on polling day," said Raza Khan.
Read more: KP govt was responsible for law, order during LG polls: ECP
He added the police were playing in the hands of others rather than assisting the electoral staff.
Earlier, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan announced that his party is ready to hold local bodies’ elections again in KP province in response to allegations of rigging by the opposition.
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Jun 09, 2015 05:49pm
Opposition agenda is not rigging it is something else, they are just trying to grab an opportunity which has arisen due to mismanagement for which PTI and election commission is to be equally blamed.
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Jun 09, 2015 05:52pm
This is a revenge on behalf of pmln
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Jun 09, 2015 05:53pm
KPK government should step down till judicial commission completes its investigation...sounds so familiar..!
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Jun 09, 2015 05:55pm
please do not given into these three opposition parties. PTI should tell them go ahead with your protests and what ever as long as its peaceful and within rules. These people have no moral right to be doing this; they know they are in the wrong; but let them have there protest; PTI just play it cool
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Jun 09, 2015 05:56pm
These status quo parties do not want anything except to satisfy their ego against IK. they were saving democracy when IK was demanding resignation but how resignation of Kp govt is justifiable now?
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Jun 09, 2015 05:56pm
@Dr. Sadaf when the pti's minister ( ali gandapur ) caught while running with ballot boxes, its called rigging not the mismanagement..
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Jun 09, 2015 06:00pm
PTI did very wrong to bring peace in KP. This APN was unable to leave their homes in their tenure. Now they are holding rallies and protest so freely.
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Jun 09, 2015 06:09pm
@Dr. Sadaf the agenda of opposition looks like the same as IK for general elections 2013... Step-down NS than inquiry...this time opposition is demanding the same 'Step-down than inquiry into rigging matters.'
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Jun 09, 2015 06:23pm
Revenge is a dish best served cold. feel bad for pti but well deserved I guess.
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Jun 09, 2015 06:27pm
The Opposition is afraid as Ehteshab Commission has recently put few of the corrupt politicians to jail. They just want to sabotage the whole system so that their loot is not taken back from them.
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Jun 09, 2015 06:29pm
@logic Mr. Logic. If you want to draw parallels, the KP provincial government didn't come to rule as a result of these elections. Yea they can pack up if both federal government is also sent home as they were the major beneficiary.
As far as local government is concerned, they have already said, lets do the elections under army. Can PML-N and other parties do the same for the whole country elections?
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Jun 09, 2015 06:32pm
Whether it was a 2013 general election or 2015 LB election in KP one thing is obvious that politicians play all kinds of games to win an election. And that is true across the board. There are no saints here.
As always, looser complain about rigging, an Imran Khan trademark. They think that is the only consolation they have. Rather than keep crying, looser should accept defeat and move on.
Recent election in KP has proved that Imran Khan doesn't have any moral ground to complain about rigging in 2013 election when his own party did at first opportunity they got - 2015 KP LB election. He needs to grow up as a politician and show what he means beyond silk screen.
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Jun 09, 2015 06:35pm
these status quo parties believe they have no chance against pti individually. this alliance is no more than a get together of corrupts who have been tried and rejected by kpk people. let them cry foul for awhile.
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Jun 09, 2015 06:36pm
@Dr. Sadaf : The same applies on 2013 GE as well isnt it?
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Jun 09, 2015 06:41pm
Unfortunately drama started by IK is now copied by everyone else.
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Jun 09, 2015 06:48pm
ECP and opposition is playing game now which will turn in favor of Pti because majority of ppl in kpk loves Imran Khan their dream of shattering kpk gov by foul tactics will never come true
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Jun 09, 2015 06:59pm
Why IK is not considering to punish who did rigging in LB elections, there are tons of proof that positions with help of kpk police did rigging..brother of cm was alegely involved.
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Jun 09, 2015 07:12pm
@logic will you suggest the same principle to PML-N in the federal government?
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Jun 09, 2015 07:13pm
Everything is crooked about Imran Khan.
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Jun 09, 2015 07:13pm
@farhan I hope you was not sleeping when the truth arose showing it was not Gandapour but somebody else who took the boxes
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Jun 09, 2015 07:19pm
@Kamran ...IK did not played drama. IK worked for 127 days, ruling parties ultimately considered the demand of IK and finally formed Judicial commission, hearing is just one step ahead to conclude the findings. Not only PTI but 21 parties went in to JC for rigging demand. IK did not play in foreign hands, IK seen in winning position. Drama by tripartiy in kpk is foreign drama to destroy Pakistan, hope U understand it. Triparty can go through process of IK and form JC for justice. RE-election is not a simple process as as doll marriage. People of KPK will reject the strike.
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Jun 09, 2015 07:23pm
Was this provincial assemblies election so KP govt should step down?? Opposition is behaving like a child..
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Jun 09, 2015 07:35pm
This is one of the reason why our country has failed to progress. Our leaders never accept failures. Mr. Asfandyar Wali was asked earlier this week if he would accept the offer of Imran for re-election. Mr. Asfandyar's reply was for the PTI to step down. These guys do not want solutions , they want Chaos in country. The rich and the politicians are getting richer everyday and the poor is being buried and being stomped on day after day.
OH I feel sorry for the poor and middle class (if we have that class anymore)...
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Jun 09, 2015 07:46pm
These opposition parties won't be able to get any support from the public which is essential for carrying out massive protests. PTI needs not to worry.
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Jun 09, 2015 07:55pm
PTI/JI/AJIP/QWP should ask ANP/JUIF/PPP to resign from LG seats if they believe elections were rigged. In reality these three parties are scared of re-election under army where they may lose their currently elected seats.
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Jun 09, 2015 07:55pm
The rigging of elections seems to be a general phenomena practised by all the parties including, it seems, the PTI. The only way to get out of this mayhem of mess, is to use the electronic machines instead of of this messy papaer work.
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Jun 09, 2015 07:59pm
People are confusing the General elections and LG bodies elections, from General elections 2013 both provincial and national govt were made, from LG elections only LG bodies are formed, LG election did not bring provincial govt so why should provincial govt resign, don't see any connection. yeah they may be in competent but still better then Nora league Govt in Islamabad
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Jun 09, 2015 08:14pm
Imran Khan should dissolve KP govt. Sindh will follow(the worst govt.) and then center will go. Be courageous take steps.
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Jun 09, 2015 08:20pm
Nawaz sharif should resign as they hv rigged election in 2013 election. It was said by imran khan during pti darna. But it was fact that that time pml n gov was not on seat. Now pti is in gov and they hv done reging. No need for any commission only way that pti gov should resign
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Jun 09, 2015 08:41pm
Why these parties when they were in power did not hold the LB elections? Even now, People's Party tried to delay LB elections in Sindh. Reason is very simple....money, money
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Jun 09, 2015 09:07pm
Keep on forming Judicial Commissions. End result will be zero.
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Jun 09, 2015 09:29pm
Opposition wants to rig the election themselves (more like election 2013)
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Jun 09, 2015 09:30pm
@khalid saeed not suggesting anything to any one. Just wondering how IK will react to a proposal being made in 2015 similar to one made by him in 2014...
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Jun 09, 2015 09:30pm
@farhan You don't know the ground reality, Farhan.
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Jun 09, 2015 09:32pm
@PHILOSOPHER (from Japan) Mr philosopher, how a provincial govt step down on the basis of LG elections. First see how many seats ANP has in provincial assembly, then PPP and then JUI.
These status quo parties just want anarchy. The case of PTI dharana was different, That was a demand of four consittuencies initially. They tried every legal hook and nook to open ballot boxes and see what were there. T think you must remember the story
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Jun 09, 2015 09:40pm
PTI govt should not be blackmailed by these rejected status quo parties. They have no street power, neither they dare to contest LG elections. They know better who were the real perpetrators of rigging in the last elections. IK go ahead with your ambitions of building institutions of the province and bring changes in lives of the locals.
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Jun 09, 2015 10:40pm
As per IK rules, first of all investigations should be conducted by impartial body
Then people who were involved in rigging should be punished
Then free and fair elections should be held ( but not under so called depoliticized PTI police)
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Jun 09, 2015 10:55pm
ANP is the party of just corrupt people. they only want total chaos. they themselves rigged the pol and now crying for it. lots of people are witness of the LG polls being rigged by so called mulla and ANP. they offer open bribe to the voters and presiding officer. ANP in its own tenure did nothing for the welfare of the people of KPK and now they do not allow other parties to do some welfare work for the depressed people. i am not a supporter nor voter of PTI. simply i dont like the double standard (Munafiqat) of these political parties.
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Jun 10, 2015 01:03am
Ask these BAYNAAAM parties, go to PM, ask him to provide you a container, and start complaining against the KPK Government, what PTI was doing against Sharifs, sit there for 126 days, get the JC and inquire about Elections, demand new elections, demand dissolution of KPK Assembly, so on and on.
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Jun 10, 2015 03:25am
@Saleem Your opinion is hilarious. Too bad it has no merit.
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Jun 10, 2015 04:20am
let IK taste the fruits of rigging or alleged rigging.
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