Pakistan
Rigging, incidents of violence disrupts Sindh LG polls
Video of public rigging in Sindh local body elections went viral
Sukkar: Incidents of rigging and violence are being reported during the Polling for the first phase of Local Government elections in fourteen districts of Sindh.
Polling for the first phase of local government elections in Sindh is underway which started at 8am and will continue till 5pm without any break in 14 districts of the province including Sukkur, Shaheed Benazirabad, Larkana, Mirpur Khas, Umarkot, Tharparkar, Sanghar, Naushehro Feroze, Kanbar-ShahdadKot, Shikarpur, Jacobabad, Kahmor, Ghoki and Khairpur.
However, as soon as the balloting started, reports of rigging as well as violence poured in.
A video of rigging during polls goes viral on socila media showing that more than one voter are stamping on their votes publically on the Returning Officer's table.
On the other hand, violence in Sukkur, Kandhkot, Nawabshah, Ghotki and Mirpur Mathelo left dozens of people injured. At least one polling station in Kandhkot was attacked by dacoits.
Polling in Municipal Committee Ward 13 was suspended after a conflict resulted in the death of one person in Tando Adam.
The polling station was immediately shut down after the incident.
In Kandhkot, at least 20 people were reportedly injured as a fight broke out between the workers of rival political parties in ward 10 during the local bodies polls in Kandhkot on Sunday.
A large contingent of police and rangers rushed to the scene to restore the law and order.
A scuffle between PPP and JUI candidates also broke out in Sukkur that left two people injured including JUI general councilor candidate Ghulam Mustafa.
The incident was reported in Fareed Mehr polling station in Pano Aqil.
JUI candidate has alleged that the attack was ‘unprovoked’.