ISLAMABAD - The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday wrote a letter to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government making it clear that only the ECP had the authority to investigate any alleged rigging in the local government polls held earlier, reported a private TV channel.
The ECP stated in the letter that the provincial government did not have the right to take any action against any official involved in rigging or mismanagement during the LG polls.
It went on to say that the ECP itself was entirely responsible for all matters related to elections and if needed the ECP could direct the provincial government for inquiry.
The KP government had created an inquiry committee for investigating reasons behind mismanagement and fraud during the LG polls.
The four-member committee headed by Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Amjad Ali Khan was to submit its report to the government within 15 days.