LAHORE - Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Pervaiz Rasheed has approached appellate election tribunal of the Lahore High Court against rejection of his nomination papers for Senate elections by the returning officer.
Pervaiz Rasheed stated that he had submitted nomination papers for contesting Senate elections on general seats from Punjab but an MPA filed objections against acceptance of his nominations papers for being a Rs6.9 million defaulter of Punjab House.
He submitted that the returning officer gave him one day time to deposit the amount and he attempted to deposit the same but he had not been provided a bank account for the purpose. He submitted that the returning officer had on February 18 rejected his nomination papers for not depositing the default amount.
He submitted that the orders of returning officer were illegal as he exceeded his powers and rejected his nomination papers. He pleaded with the tribunal to set aside the orders of the returning officer and accept his nomination papers for Senate elections. He also stated that he was ready to pay the default amount.
It is pertinent to mention here that the tribunal comprising Justice Shahid Waheed will hear the appeal on February 20.
Raja Basharat condemns misconduct in Daska by-polls
Reacting to the alleged misconduct in the Daska by-elections on Friday, Punjab Law Minister Raja Basharat said that the attempt to spoil the electoral atmosphere was reprehensible in all respects.
He directed the concerned police to ensure immediate arrest of the accused and maintain law and order besides tightening security during the counting at the polling stations.
He also directed the Gujranwala administration to take special measures to control the situation, especially to keep a close watch on the movement of unrelated persons arrived from other districts.
