GWADAR: National Party Secretary General Jan Muhammad Buledi, along with fellow party leaders Lala Rashid Dashti and Mir Hammal Baloch, has voiced concern over the state’s stance towards nationalist parties.

Speaking at a joint presser in Turbat on Wednesday, they argued the state’s position undermined the principles of parliamentary politics.

They said the establishment’s mindset and wisdom dictated that all nationalists should be kept out of the parliament.

“If the National Party, along with the BNP, PkMAP, and HDP, cannot be accepted, how they will find a way to reconcile with Baloch armed organisations. Legal and democratic efforts against electoral fraud and rigging will continue,” said Mr Buledi, who contested for PB-25 (Kech) seat.

During the presser, Mr Buledi displayed several “fake” Form 45 and other papers issued in various provincial and national constituencies. He said the NP had submitted a claim to the ECP by gathering all evidence and proof regarding the constituencies PB-25, PB-27, PB-28, and NA-259 of Gwadar.

The NP leaders said protests against electoral fraud and rigging continued on Wednesday.

Published in Dawn, February 15th, 2024