Imran Khan, a former prime minister, reportedly threatened “dire consequences” if the Punjab chief minister election’s popular vote was stolen.
The PTI leader warned the populace in his speech on the eve of the Punjab chief minister election that if their vote was disregarded, he would be powerless to stop them.
In a recent by-election in the province, the PTI won 15 out of 20 seats.
With the remark, “PTI will never contest general elections under this dishonest and anti-PTI CEC,” Imran Khan poked fun at Chief Election Commissioner Sikander Sultan Raja.
He alleged that the CEC remained biased during the Daska by-elections last year.
“This election watchdog chief also turned a blind eye to Supreme Court orders on our plea in the Senate election case. two of only five seats the PTI lost in the recent Punjab by-polls were because the results in the two constituencies were released late.
The PTI chief berated the CEC for postponing local government elections in Sindh under the “pretext of rains”.
“Similar requests for deferring of LG polls in KP were turned down … this CEC has taken all steps that go against the PTI,” he said.
Imran said at least 130 ways of rigging could be eradicated if electronic voting machines were put to use. “But this mafia successfully blocked the introduction of EVMs.”
