Elections on same day to be a level playing field: Rana Sanaullah

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has said that they are not fleeing from the elections but are willing to organise general polls on the same day, ARY News reported on Wednesday.

Speaking on the floor of the National Assembly (NA), Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said that the parliament should guide the government and all institutions for the general polls.

He said, “Elections of all assemblies should be held in the presence of the caretaker set-up. Polls on the same day will be a level playing field for everyone.”

“Chief Justice has said that the court will intervene if elections are not held in 90 days. It is a fact that April 30 election date is also exceeding the limit of elections within 90 days [after the dissolution of the provincial assembly].”

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“Such elections should be held here that can bring stability to the country. 60 per cent of NA seats are existing in Punjab province. The elections in Punjab will create difficulties for other political parties. We accept the constitutional powers of the chief justice but separate elections will spread anarchy and chaos in the country.”

The interior minister said that fair and free elections are inevitable to stop the anarchy and chaos. Political stability cannot be brought to the country until the organisation of fair and free polls, he added.

Audio leaks scandal

Sanaullah said, “It was said that the Supreme Court (SC) is being maligned with audio leaks. They should investigate the case of Ali Sahi and his two sons.”

“An audio conversation between ex-CJP Saqib Nisar and a lawyer had also surfaced earlier. The CJP should listen to the reference of the bar council and make a decision.”

“Imran Khan had initiated the trend of audio and video leaks in the country during his government. The videos of the NAB chairman were leaked by the PTI government to blackmail him. During his government, Tayyaba Gul was captivated in the Prime Minister’s House,” claimed Sanaullah.

‘Imran Khan causing troubles’

Rana Sanaullah blamed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan for causing troubles in the country for 10 years through sit-ins and protests.

He said that Imran Khan had been invited by all governments. Shehbaz Sharif had invited Khan for the charter of economy and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari offered dialogues to the PTI chief too.

Sanaullah said that Imran Khan took vengeful actions against his political rivals through National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and filed false cases.

Economic crisis, IMF conditions

Regarding the economic crisis, the interior minister claimed that the incumbent government has made no mistakes in its economic policies. He said that the tough conditions of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had been accepted in an agreement in Imran Khan’s government.

“The incumbent government is only implementing the IMF conditions signed by the former premier Imran Khan,” said Sanaullah.