Federal Railways and Aviation Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique said on Tuesday that elections should be held simultaneously in the country, otherwise, a chaotic situation would emerge.
Talking to the media after attending a court case here, he said that a new crisis would surface, if the elections were held separately and the country could not afford it, adding that it was also not possible that elections should be held in the country throughout the year, leaving aside other work.
He said that elections were delayed in the past on different occasions due to specific circumstances. He said that economic meltdown was too big and the whole country was in its grip. “In this situation, if the elections of two assemblies and remaining assemblies were held separately then it would cause further division”, he added.
To a question, he said that no one was escaping from the elections, adding that PML-N contested the 2018 elections in difficult situation. “No PDM party was escaping from the elections as they had taken part in many elections,” he added.
The minister said that if the demand of elections were accepted then Imran Khan would further demand the change of the Election Commission, which had constitutional protection.
