According to a statement issued by the President's House, the opinion of the Ministry of Law and Justice has been sought on the reply letter of the Election Commission:
According to the President's House, in response to yesterday's letter from the President, an opinion has been sought from the Ministry of Law on the position of the Election Commission.
According to the statement, the President's House has written a letter regarding the legal opinion on the response letter of the Election Commission to the Secretary of the Ministry of Law and Justice.
It has been stated in the statement that the Election Commission is of the opinion that only the Election Commission has the authority to give the date of the election.
It should be noted that while responding to the President's letter regarding the date of the general elections, the Election Commission had taken a stand that the National Assembly was dissolved by the President on August 9 on the recommendation of the Prime Minister under Article 58 of the Constitution, and now the Election Act has been passed. Section 57 has been amended on June 26, before this amendment the President used to consult the Commission for the date of the election, now after the amendment in Section 57 the Election Commission has the authority to give the date or dates.
The letter further states that if the President dissolves the Assembly using the powers under 582 and 485, then he gives the date of the election, but if the President dissolves the Assembly on the recommendation of the Prime Minister under 581, then it is the Election Commission's authority to give the date.
The letter states that the conditions given in your letter are not applicable in the current situation, constituencies are also going on in the country, the Election Commission decided to conduct constituencies under Section 17-2 of the Election Act.
The Chief Election Commissioner said in the reply letter that conducting the election is the responsibility of the Election Commission and the Election Commission takes it seriously.
Earlier, President Dr. Arif Alvi had written a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja to decide the date of the general elections in the country, in which he invited the Chief Election Commissioner to meet for the date of the elections.
It should be noted that the Prime Minister had signed the summary of dissolution of the National Assembly on August 12 and sent it to the President for approval.
0 Comments