The District Returning Officer (DRO) in Faisalabad fined Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs, Rana Sanaullah, Rs 50,000, for violating electoral rules, the private media channel reported on Friday.
The DRO Faisalabad said that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader violated ECP guidelines for the by-elections in PP-116 Faisalabad.
However, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader didn’t respond to the issued notice.
The District Returning Officer instructed Rana Sanaullah to pay the fine as soon as possible, and pay the receipt in the relevant office.
In case of not paying the fine, the case will be transferred to ECP, the DRO confirmed.
Also Read, Punjab by-polls: Minister Awais Leghari gets notice for violating ECP rules
Punjab Election Commission has issued notices to Minister of Power Sardar Awais Khan Leghari, and Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SPAM) Huzaifa Rehman for allegedly violating the rules of the Election Act 2017, Punjab Election Commissioner Sharifullah confirmed on Thursday.
According to the spokesperson of the Punjab Election Commissioner, both leaders have been directed to submit explanations on Friday (today).
“No minister or advisor is allowed to run an election campaign,” the spokesperson warned that strict action will be taken for repeating the mistake. The spokesperson stated that ECP aims to conduct free and fair elections in the country.
By-elections on six national and seven Punjab assembly seats are scheduled on November 23.
According to the district monitoring officer, Dera Ghazi Khan, the federal minister Awais Leghari was doing a campaign for his cousin Mahmood Leghari in the NA-185 constituency of D.G Khan.
The monitoring officer confirmed that as a federal minister, Awais Leghari can’t take part in any election campaign, and if he takes part, then it would be a clear violation of the Election Act 2017.
On the other hand, Special Assistant to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Huzaifa Rehman, was also doing a campaign for the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate. The Provincial Election Commission issued a notice to him after confirming his participation in the election campaign.
Meanwhile, Faisalabad’s district monitoring officer wrote to the election commission, alleging that State Minister for Interior Talal Chaudhry had been repeatedly violating the election code of conduct.
