Former federal minister and PTI leader Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has criticized the Punjab government for prohibiting Ali Amin Gandapur from entering the province on the eve of by-elections on Sunday.
In a couple of tweets, Fawad said “The ban on Ali Amin Gandapur’s entry into Punjab is not only a serious violation of basic human rights, but it will harm the unity and integrity of the Federation. But entry ban is an attempt to spoil the environment.”
The PTI leader in another tweet said “The real threat to law and order in Punjab is people like Rana Sanaullah and Atta Tarar who are spoiling the election environment by administrative interference.”
In advance of the Punjab by-elections, the Punjab government on Friday imposed an entry ban on Ali Amin Gandapur. Punjab Home Minister Ata Tarar claimed in a statement that Maqbool Gujjar and Gandapur intend to engage in violent activity in Punjab. The provincial government has decided to impose a strict ban on Ali Amin Gandapur and Maqbool Gujjar’s entry into Punjab in an effort to maintain law and order, he continued.
Tarar added that the government would guarantee peaceful and transparent elections in Punjab and that criminals who engaged in violent behavior would face harsh punishment. The provincial Home Minister further stated that PTI was stirring up trouble after predicting its defeat in the by-elections in Punjab.
Gandapur’s response was to tell reporters that he would file a lawsuit against the Punjab government and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). He added that the “imported” government first filed fictitious police reports before imprisoning PTI employees without cause.
On July 17, Sunday, by-elections will be held for 20 Punjab Assembly seats that became vacant after PTI MPAs supported Hamza Shehbaz in the CM elections (tomorrow).
