‘Oath-taking won’t be allowed on KP reserved seats’

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has reiterated that they would not allow lawmakers elected on reserved seats to take oath.

Speaking to the media outside provincial assembly, the chief minister said that those who became MPAs illegally will not be allowed to take oath. No compromise will be made our constitutional right, he added.

Gandapur’s remarks came after Senate elections were postponed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by the ECP.

The elections were postponed after Pakistan Peoples Party’s Ahmad Karim Kundi had filed a plea with ECP

The petition states that 25 members have not yet been sworn in and requested that the polls be postponed.

CM Gandapur, in response to the postponement of polls, lamented allocation of reserved seats to other political parties and said that the Constitution was repeatedly being violated.

He said that they will fight and will not back down. Gandapur stressed that his party would strongly protest against the move.

The chief minister announced that a resolution would be passed concerning the future course of action in the parliamentary party’s meeting.

Meanwhile, polling is underway for Senate elections.

Polling process has started for the election of 30 seats in the Senate, which will continue till 4 pm.

For the polling of the Senate election, the hall of the National Assembly has been converted into a polling station where the staff of the Election Commission is performing its duties.

18 candidates have been elected unopposed in Senate election and today 59 candidates are competing.

Elections will be held on 29 general, 8 women, 9 technocrats or Ulema and two non-Muslim seats in the Senate.

Election on one general, one technocrat seat of the federal capital, two women from Punjab, two technocrats or Ulema and one non-Muslim seat will be held.

Similarly, polling is being held for 7 general, 2 women, 2 technocrats or Ulema and one non-Muslim seat in Sindh.

Candidates have won unopposed on 7 general seats of Punjab, 7 general seats of Balochistan, 2 women and 2 technocrat or Ulema  seats.