Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf Chief Imran Khan has questioned the decision of the Election Commission of Pakistan that party heads or elected representatives cannot canvass for party candidates in the elections.
Talking to newsmen at his Bani Gala residence on Wednesday before leaving for Jhelum to address the Ehtesab rally, the PTI chairman said that he has been told not to address the Jhelum meeting for by-elections.
He said in fact that PTI had planned the Ehtesab rally for Jhelum much earlier.
Imran said he is the party head and can give manifesto to the people and has no funds to approve schemes for them.
Imran Khan said that Hamza Shahbaz also addressed the public meetings for PML-N candidates and he was not stopped from doing so.
In reply to a question, the PTI chairman said that the ECP is not independent and it is giving the impression that it is part of PML-N. He said he does not know why the government is afraid of him.
He said the Ehtesab rally is aimed at pressing on the state institutions to perform their functions and check corruption.
To a question about some estranged parliaments from the KPK, Imran Khan said the provincial government would address their concern but cautioned that they would take action against those violating party discipline.