Amraiz Khan
Special Assistant to Punjab Chief Minister on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Friday said that the mastermind of Model Town carnage threatened PTI workers at polling stations and two precious lives were lost due to the stubbornness of PML-N at the Daska by-election.
Addressing a press conference here, the the Special Assistant to CM said that Rana Sanaullah provoked workers and armed them for attaching PTI voters. The so-called claimants of democracy took law into their own hands and tried to hijack the voting process, she said. She regretted that martyred polling agents of PTI were tortured and fired upon and this depicts the vindictive approach of Maryam and her thugs who wanted a victory at every cost.
The Special Assistant alleged that both the District Returning Officer (DRO) and District Monitoring Officer (DMO) willingly ignored shenanigans of PML-N to encourage its hooliganism. They, on the other hand, heavily fined supporters of PTI candidates.
Similarly, PML-N goons threatened polling staff and resorted to firing to influence the election process, she added.
Dr Firdous emphasized that the state totally supported the transparent election campaign and performed its duties diligently. However, it is regrettable that the cronies and dishonest elements patronized by PML-N were creating hurdles in the transformation of the system for maintaining transparency.
The SACM said the DMO imported from Khawaja Saad Rafique constituency was seen sabotaging the election process and it was astounding that why the Election Commission was not active against such dishonest elements.
She said PTI sides with its workers tortured by PML-N goons and they will have to be held accountable for their misdeeds. Similarly, the ministers and government functionaries didn’t trespass polling stations as the government wants to empower institutions to promote free and fair elections.
The government will fulfill its constitutional and legal responsibilities, she concluded.
Meanwhile, Punjab Minister for Transport Jahanzaib Khan Kitchi said that in order to provide better environment to the people especially women and children, the Transport Department has started upgradation of transports stands in 36 districts.
This was stated by him during a meeting with party workers in his office here today. He said that Punjab Terminal Management Company would be constituted to develop 413 General Bus Stands of the province on modern lines where all necessary facilities including state-of-the-art waiting rooms, canteens, potable water and standard washrooms will be ensured. Punjab government is implementing the agenda of providing safe, affordable and environment friendly transport and a comprehensive roadmap is being introduced to improve the flow of traffic system so that the people could be provided modern and comfortable transport facilities.
