Commission says president, PM and others were disallowed to attend in the districts where elections are going to be held
Swat: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has stopped Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan from Swat visit to attend the public meeting on March 16.
The warning was issued by ECP’s district monitoring officer in view of the upcoming phase of local government (LG) elections in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). In its order, the ECP stated that the president, prime minister and others were disallowed to attend in the districts where elections are going to be held in accordance with the elections code of conduct.
According to the election code of conduct, announcements for any development scheme by the public office-bearers were banned after the unveiling of the polls’ schedule. The commission warned legal action against the premier after his participation in the Swat public meeting.
It should be noted here that PM Imran Khan is scheduled to visit Swat on Wednesday (tomorrow) to address a public meeting there as part of the mass contact campaign of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
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