Just hours after its approval by the National Assembly, the Senate passed the controversial Elections (Second Amendment) Bill, on Tuesday
ISLAMABAD: Just hours after its approval by the National Assembly, the Senate passed the controversial Elections Bill, 2024, on Tuesday. The bill was introduced by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Senator Talal Chaudhry, facing significant opposition from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf senators.
The bill, initially tabled by PML-N lawmaker Bilal Azhar Kiyani last month, was approved by the NA Parliamentary Affairs Committee with eight members in favor, four opposed, and one abstention by Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam MNA Shahid Akhtar. The Supreme Court had declared PTI a political party eligible for reserved seats on July 21, allowing its return to parliament but reducing the PML-N led coalition government’s two-thirds majority.Once enacted, the legislation will prevent individuals who ran as independent candidates from later affiliating with any political party. This change could negate the PTI’s reentry into parliament following the July 12 ruling.
Key provisions of the bill include retrospective application from the commencement of the Elections Act 2017. It amends Section 66 to ensure candidates who do not declare party affiliation before election symbol allocation are considered independent.
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