Amraiz Khan
While rejecting allegations levelled regarding Cantonment boards elections, PTI Punjab President Central Senator Ejaz Chaudhary on Wednesday said that the PML-N is the master of rigging, preparing bogus voter lists and other unlawful means used for manipulating elections.
Addressing a press conference here, he said, in fact the PML-N after facing continuous defeats in GB, AJK and by-elections, was afraid of losing yet another election and their allegations was a way to give reason to their expected defeat.
He said that cantonment boards elections would be held as per law and constitution and no interference would be allowed in the electoral process.
He said that Lahore city which had been under the rule of PML-N for decades, was now slipping from their hands as their real face has been exposed before the people.
The PTI Senator said that the PML-N had ruined all institutions, particularly Lahore city was badly managed due to their wrong policies and bad governance.
Projects of billions of rupees were launched in the provincial metropolis without planning and knowing genuine public needs, he said and added Orange Line Metro train project was one of them which was being run on loss.
He pointed out that the increase in motorway toll tax was also a result of agreements signed by the previous regime as the people had to face the brunt of mismanagement of the past rulers.
Ejaz Chaudhry said that Nawaz Sharif was a court certified liar and absconder and was sitting in London.
“If the PML-N has concerns on the electoral process and is sincere to bring in transparency in the electoral process , then why is it not supporting the electronic voting system which is being introduced to ensure transparency,” he questioned. e said the people of the country wanted accountability of the misdeeds committed by the PML-N which ruled the country for decades.
The PTI will further expose PML-N in next general elections and will win the elections with a majority, he said.
The Senator said that no political worker of any party was arrested by the government; however, crackdown on criminals would be continued and such elements would not be spared.
“The PML-N is faced with rift within the party and lacks leadership whereas the party workers are confused as to whom they should follow.”
He said inflation and price hikes were created in the PML-N regime as they signed expensive agreements with the IPPs.
Covid-19 pandemic has badly affected world economies however the PTI government led by Prime Minister Imran Khan took every possible step to provide financial assistance to the labourers.
To a question, he said the country had faced with various challenges when the PTI came into power and the Punjab government led by Chief Minister Usman Buzdar is progressing well on its manifesto.
To another query, he said that the government was facing weakest ever opposition which had no agenda for the public problems and the so called PDM was neither in the parliament nor on the roads.