Sorry Mr President! Election date isn't your job: CEC

[FOOLS_NIGHTMARE]

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sultan Sikandar Raja on Wednesday said a recent amendment to the Clause 57 of Election Act meant that giving election date was the sole prerogative of the ECP as he responded to the letter sent by President Arif Alvi.

According to the ECP [Election Commission of Pakistan] spokesperson, the CEC had sent a written response to the president, in which it mentioned that he [Raja] won’t meet him to discuss the election date issue.

The letter says the last National Assembly was dissolved under Article 58 (1) [just days before the completion of its tenure] on the advice of prime minister [Shehbaz Sharif]. Had the president dissolved the legislature after it completed the five-year term, he would have enjoyed the power to announce election date under Article 58 (2) which wasn’t the case, it added.

Moreover, the CEC also noted in the letter that the process to carry out delimitation had started on the basis of new census.

Earlier in the day, it was reported that Raja had decided not to meet Alvi after he received a detailed briefing on the issue by legal experts who said consulting the president wasn’t required after the amendment introduced by the coalition government before leaving the office.

The latest controversy was triggered by Alvi on Wednesday by inviting Raja for a meeting to fix a date for elections – a move that raised many eyebrows as the electoral body has now been empowered to decide the matter without having to consult the president.

Alvi quoted Article 244 of the Constitution, saying he was duty-bound to get the elections conducted in the 90-day period once the National Assembly was dissolved prematurely. He also cited Article 48 (5) to argue his case.

Sorry Mr President! Election date isn't your job: CEC

Raja tells Alvi in a written response that ECP is now sole authority to give election date

dunyanews.tv

 

[epebble]

Obviously, Pakistan's lawmakers smoke something powerful when passing laws that contradict each other and the constitution. And the supreme court is too busy resolving wristwatch scandals to clean up constitutional detritus. No wonder the military appears as the least stupid institution of Pakistan government.

 

[maithil]

He should be tried for subversion of constitution. President should get a case filed for this.

 

[IceCold]

least

Not least. It is the most stupid, corrupt to its core and morally bankrupt institution of Pakistan and one that believes otherwise which is even more scary. The mess we see today is their doing and theirs alone.

 

[epebble]

He should be tried for subversion of constitution. President should get a case filed for this.

???
He (President) signed a bill into law, passed by the parliament, that contradicts the constitution. Will you hire this man to run a tea stand? Pakistan's government has the intellect of an overflowing septic tank.

Not least. It is the most stupid, corrupt to its core and morally bankrupt institution of Pakistan and one that believes otherwise which is even more scary. The mess we see today is their doing and theirs alone.

How many military officers have carelessly loaded their service revolvers and turned it towards themselves and pulled the trigger? That is what this president has done here. He signed into a law that gives away all the power to ECP and now is crying like a girl.

 

[Jf Thunder]

obviously !
that authority rests with the Agriculture Department

 

[Jango]

What about this?

https://na.gov.pk/uploads/documents/1333523681_951.pdf

 

[EternalMortal]

That’s not what CEC said when KP assembly was dissolved.

He (President) signed a bill into law, passed by the parliament, that contradicts the constitution. Will you hire this man to run a tea stand? Pakistan's government has the intellect of an overflowing septic tank.

which law? It’s hilarious that you claim to care about constitution while simping for generals who have openly betrayed it & their oath. Now STFU & sit down, gutter scum.

@FOOLS_NIGHTMARE

when is the KFC guzzler coming back?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1694750327931564246

 

[epebble]

which law?

https://pakistancode.gov.pk/pdffiles/administratorf21c97fb85cfdc593f840a4c008caa45.pdf

See section 57. Has amended 1[(1) Subject to the Constitution, the Commission shall by notification in the official Gazette announce the date or dates, as the case may be, of the general elections.]
with 1 Subs. by Act No. XXXV of 2023, s.2

Looks like the parliament decided to shoot itself in the head and appoint ECP as the undertaker.

 

[Hakikat ve Hikmet]

But, it's the job of the US Ambassador to Pakistan as he has recently met with this scum....

Vallahi Billahi, long live the 7th Jehennem for these Sheyatin and Munafikin...

 

[EternalMortal]

https://pakistancode.gov.pk/pdffiles/administratorf21c97fb85cfdc593f840a4c008caa45.pdf

See section 57. Has amended 1[(1) Subject to the Constitution, the Commission shall by notification in the official Gazette announce the date or dates, as the case may be, of the general elections.]
with 1 Subs. by Act No. XXXV of 2023, s.2

Looks like the parliament decided to shoot itself in the head and appoint ECP as the undertaker.

How does it go against constitution? It literally says SUBJECT TO CONSTITUTION. ECP ANNOUNCES dates after meeting with president. Illiterate monkeys both you & raja.

 

[Jungibaaz]

It wouldn’t need to be anyone else’s job if you had made it yours.

 

[epebble]

How does it go against constitution? It literally says SUBJECT TO CONSTITUTION. ECP ANNOUNCES dates after meeting with president. Illiterate monkeys both you & raja.

The bracketed text was amended. It removes the constitutional requirements and makes the Election commission the ultimate authority. The parliament probably thought this will make elections apolitical. That might be true. But now, Election commission has the absolute power over elections: When, where how etc. It is like giving someone power of attorney.

 

[Jango]

The bracketed text was amended. It removes the constitutional requirements and makes the Election commission the ultimate authority. The parliament probably thought this will make elections apolitical. That might be true. But now, Election commission has the absolute power over elections: When, where how etc. It is like giving someone power of attorney.

An act or law does not supersede the constitution.

 

[Hyde]

He is right. It is the job of Honourable Hafiz Syed Asim Munir Sahib Rahmatullah’aleh