ECP accepts apologies of Azam Swati and Fawad Chaudhry

Islamabad-The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday accepted the written apologies tendered by Railways Minister Azam Swati and Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry for their caustic remarks against the electoral watchdog.
The apologies were accepted by a two-member ECP bench headed by Nisar Ahmed Durrani.
Swati, along with Chaudhry, had launched a tirade against the ECP on September 10. During a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Parliamentary Affairs held to discuss proposed amendments in the Elections (Amendment) Act, 2021, Swati had accused the commission of “always” rigging polls and said that such institutions should be “set on fire”.
Chaudhry, meanwhile, had alleged that the ECP took bribes to rig polls. He said the commission was making fun of the government, and that it was not entitled to “ruin” democracy in the country. His comments had prompted ECP officials present in the meeting to walk out.
Later, Swati along with Fawad Chaurdhy and PM’s Advisor for Parliamentary Affairs Babar Awan held a press conference at the Press Information Department in Islamabad.
He said that the government had been working on improving the performance of electronic voting machines for two years but the ECP would not budge. Chaudhry added that the CEC should resign if he was “so fond of politics.”