‘President, PM, be allowed electioneering’
LAHORETHE Lahore High Court on Friday observed that president, prime minister, head of political parties and legislators should be allowed to run election campaign of the candidates of their choice in by-polls. How an election campaign can be called an election campaign if a party head is not present there.
By our correspondents
May 23, 2015
LAHORE
THE Lahore High Court on Friday observed that president, prime minister, head of political parties and legislators should be allowed to run election campaign of the candidates of their choice in by-polls.
How an election campaign can be called an election campaign if a party head is not present there.
Justice Mansoor Ali Shah made these observations while hearing a petition challenging a ban on the participation of president, prime minister, ministers and party heads in electioneering of the respective candidates for by-polls being held in different constituencies.
The judge summoned senior officials of the Election Commission of Pakistan to submit reply. A PTI MPA Mansoor Sarwar had filed the petition and stated that the impugned code of conduct introduced by the ECP was unconstitutional. He said keeping the supporters of the candidates at a bay was a violation of the fundamental rights.
THE Lahore High Court on Friday observed that president, prime minister, head of political parties and legislators should be allowed to run election campaign of the candidates of their choice in by-polls.
How an election campaign can be called an election campaign if a party head is not present there.
Justice Mansoor Ali Shah made these observations while hearing a petition challenging a ban on the participation of president, prime minister, ministers and party heads in electioneering of the respective candidates for by-polls being held in different constituencies.
The judge summoned senior officials of the Election Commission of Pakistan to submit reply. A PTI MPA Mansoor Sarwar had filed the petition and stated that the impugned code of conduct introduced by the ECP was unconstitutional. He said keeping the supporters of the candidates at a bay was a violation of the fundamental rights.
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