Election Act amendment bill passes with a majority vote in the National Assembly, marking significant changes in Pakistan's electi...
All amendments proposed by Opposition rejected: PTI Chairman Gohar says they will challenge the legislation in courtLawmakers in the National Assembly on Tuesday passed the Election Act Bill 2024 by majority vote amid noisy protests by the Opposition led by the PTI, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.The PTI parliamentarians tore apart copies of the National Assembly agenda and threw it towards Speaker Ayaz Sadiq.
According to Statement of the Objects and Reasons: Articles 51 and 106 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan provide for allocation of seats to the National Assembly and Provincial Assemblies respectively along with mechanism for the elections thereto and include that the independent returned candidate or candidates may duly join a political party within three days of the publication in the official Gazette of the names of the returned candidates.
Tarar said that legislation is the prerogative of the parliament. He said the bill is in accordance with the spirit of the constitution. Ali Muhammad questioned whether the Parliament could be used by a political party to attack the Supreme Court for its political gains. He said his party could not be convicted for something it had done in the past even if the government moves forward with lawmaking against it.
Talking to news men outside National Assembly in Islamabad on Tuesday, he said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf was not a party in the case, but it was given relief. He said the National Assembly passed the bill today and the government is thankful to the lawmakers for supporting this much needed Bill. He expressed the hope that the Senate will also pass this bill after which it will become a law.
He added that despite political differences, the institutions of the country must not be attacked. He said, “No system is flawless. We should be thankful that the system is operational in our country. Some people may have some reservations about it, but Parliament is respectable, and question marks should not be placed on it.”
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