CEC notice of state machinery, copter use in KP LG polls

LAHORE, Sep 19 (NNI): The Chief Election Commissioner has taken notice of the use of state machinery and helicopter during local bodies’ elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
An ECP meeting chaired by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja here took strict notice of frequent violation of the election laws, use of government machinery and helicopters by the KP chief minister, ministers and advisers.
THe ECP directed the KP chief secretary and advocate general to convey the provincial government about its zero tolerance of the election laws’ violations, vowing that it would exercise its constitutional powers under Article 218 (3) of the Constitution for ensuring equal opportunities to all political parties and candidates in the by-elections.
The Commission also directed the chief secretary to take measures for ensuring peaceful and impartial by-elections in the province.
The ECP decided to hear the code violations case and issue notices to the relevant officials of KP government. NNI