Summary Former PM says member Punjab Election Commission is taking all decisions against PPP at his own.
ISLAMABAD (Online) - Former Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has said that on one side PPP is becoming target of terrorists and on the other, Election Commission is victimizing it.
He was addressing a press conference at Peoples Media House here on Wednesday. Spokesman to the President Zardari, Farhat Ullah Khan Babar also present on the occasion.
He said although Chief Election Commissioner is a nice fellow but he spends his more of his time at Karachi and only member Punjab, who keeps animosity against PPP, is making all the decisions at his own in the Election Commission.
He said that he is bringing the mismanagement of ECP on record, but it up to PPP that what decision it makes, in this regard.
Raja Pervez Ashraf said that postal ballot was not issued to Chairman of PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari despite he as General Secretary of the party wrote letter to the ECP that Bilawal has life threats so postal ballot may be issued to him but the Election Commission had turned down this request.
“The courts are declaring only candidates of PPP disqualified from contesting polls.
After the disqualification of our one candidate Syed Murad Ali Shah, the electoral symbol of arrow was not issued to his substitute candidate”, senior leader of PPP added.
He said that PPP is running its campaign in its own style, but it doesn’t want to add the sad stories by holding big public rallies.
Responding a question, the former premier said that when PPP took over in 2008, then the country was facing deficiency of food.
His party provided food security. At that time, the terrorists maintained their authority in Malakand and Swat, but it was PPP, which not only upheld the writ of the government but also re-hoisted national flag there. The stock market had crashed and their government propped up it.
Ashraf was of the view that full efforts are being made to push PPP to wall but it will strengthen the democracy with the help of public power.
