Web Desk (LTN NEWS): The Supreme Court, while dealing with MQM’s request regarding the second phase of local body elections in Sindh, has ordered that polling will be held on August 28.
The hearing on petitions against constituencies for the second phase of local elections in Sindh was held in the Supreme Court under the chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Pakistan.
Khalid Javed Khan, the lawyer of the unopposed elected representatives, appeared in the court and took the position that the number of union committees in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is also decided by the government, the limits and constituencies are done keeping in mind factors other than population. Whether the assembly constituency is 4 lakh or 10 lakh, the vote for the Prime Minister is the same.
The number of constituencies is fixed in the constitution and law: Khalid Javed Khan
Khalid Javed Khan said that there is a difference in the proportion of votes in every constituency from localities to the National Assembly.
The Chief Justice of Pakistan inquired why the points raised by the MQM in the Supreme Court were not taken up in the Sindh High Court. A request was made to stop the first phase election a few days before the polling, the High Court said why MQM members were sleeping from January to June. How to review new points in the appeal
Khalid Javed Khan said that the Constitution does not give the Election Commission the power to change the number of constituencies, the number of constituencies is specified in the Constitution and the law.
Voters don’t care about delimitation: Advocate General Sindh
Advocate General Sindh said in his arguments that MQM did not approach the Constituency Authority, the Election Commission and the provincial government to work together. It doesn’t matter, the problem of political parties is only the election of the mayor, who knows from which party this mayor will be elected?
If one constituency is 10 lakhs and the next one is 4 lakhs, it is an excess: Chief Justice
Chief Justice Umar Atta Bandyal said that constituencies should not be of such a general nature, the Election Commission will have to explain to us on what basis constituencies are done, the problem is not only elections but also development schemes and funds.
Justice Umar Atta Bandial said that cases have come from inside Sindh that two districts have been merged to form one constituency, on the other hand, two constituencies have also been formed in one district. There is excess, there is talk of making South Punjab a separate province due to a lack of proper representation and funds. In another case, we will hear the position of the Election Commission on these points.
The Supreme Court while dealing with MQM Pakistan’s petition against constituencies in Sindh ordered that polling for the second phase of local elections in Sindh will be held on August 28.
The court ordered that the MQM should approach the appropriate forum first. Legal points can be raised in the courts only after the facts are established. It cannot be directly heard in appeal.
