IPP denounces PTI intra-party polls; asks ECP to take notice

LAHORE, Dec 02 (DNA): The Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) on Saturday
denounced the intra-party polls of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

Expressing her thoughts, Firdous hoped the Election Commission of
Pakistan (ECP) will take notice of the intra-party polls. “The PTI
intra-polls are against the constitution and law,” Firdous added.

“The ECP should take strict action against the PTI over the intra-party
polls,” she said.

Firdous talked about the appointment of Barrister Gohar Ali Khan as the
PTI chairman. “The appointment of Barrister Gohar as the PTI chief
without any process is against the party’s manifesto and democratic
traditions,” she lamented.

Firdous said, “It is unacceptable to see the holding of the so-called
PTI intra-party polls, which reflects the worst example of
dictatorship.”

PML-N leader Marriyum Aurangzeb deemed on Saturday the Pakistan
Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) intra-party polls as “selection.”

Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, the former federal
information minister said, “The practice of the biggest rigging prevails
in the PTI intra-polls. This is not the election but a spectacle.”

Marriyum urged the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to take notice
of the PTI intra-party polls.

She said, “When the notice is taken against the PTI, then its leader
will hurl foul language at the ECP Chief Election Commissioner. How can
the PTI dare to talk about the transparent polls?”

“The PTI took no time in releasing the press release following the
intra-party polls,” Aurangzeb said.

Recalling the events that transpired on May 9, Aurangzeb asserted, “The
mastermind of the May 9 violence is the mafia. A group of mafia has
nothing to do with the intra-party polls or the general elections in the
country.”

“The only thing the PTI wants is to spread unrest in the country,”
Aurangzeb said.