LAHORE: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has summoned Federal Minister Rana Tanvir Hussain for Aug 30 for violating the code of conduct in by-polls in Sheikhupura.

The ECP said on Saturday that complaints along with pictorial evidences had been received about Federal Minister Rana Tanvir Hussain’s visit to constituency PP-139 (Sheikhupura-V) where by-election is taking place.

“You are required to submit your written statement in person or through authorised agent before the district monitoring officer on Aug 30 to explain as to why your case be not initiated under the law,” the ECP notice to Hussain said.

According to the ECP code of conduct, the public office-holders including president, prime minister, chairman/deputy chairman senate, speaker/deputy speaker of an assembly, federal ministers, ministers of state, governors, chief ministers, provincial ministers, and advisers to the prime minister and the chief minister, mayor/chairman/Nazim, their deputies, cannot participate in the by-polls campaigns.

Earlier, the ECP issued a notice to PML-N candidate for NA-108 (Faisalabad) Abid Sher Ali for violation of code of conduct. Mr Ali has been making announcements in the mosques of the constituency about the removal of fuel price adjustment (FPA) in the electricity bills by the federal government, says the notice issued by the district monitoring officer.

Published in Dawn, August 28th, 2022