LAHORE: Yasmin Rashid on Friday said it seems that the rules drawn up for the by-polls by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) only apply to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, but not to other parties contesting the election.
Addressing party supporters in the constituency, she said, “No matter how much they rig the polls, PTI will win.”
“There is not a single day when the government is not violating the code of conduct,” said PTI’s candidate for NA-120 by-election.
She also said that the election commission gets powers as soon as the election schedule is released.
Earlier, senior PTI leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi had said the ECP’s code of conduct is being violated in NA-120.
He claimed that ECP has taken steps only on paper and has yet to take any meaningful measures to address the concerns raised by PTI.
The PTI vice-chairman said 29,000 identity cards from NA-120 have no record in NADRA and added that if the votes are not verified, then they should be cancelled.
By-election on the seat left vacant after Sharif’s disqualification by the Supreme Court on July 28, will be held on September 17.
A total of 44 candidates will contest the NA-120 by-poll.