Pindi Commissioner Chatta resigns admitting role in rigging

Rawalpindi commissioner admitting rigging in the general elections has tendered his resignation here on Saturday.

Admitting his role in rigging, Liaquat Ali Chatta said that results of candidates having lead of 70,000 votes were changed, announcing them as losers.

I offer myself to police for my role in election rigging, he said. I even made an attempt to commit suicide this morning after prayers, he said.

The commissioner said that they rigged results of 13 candidates from Rawalpindi announcing them as winners while those in lead of votes were declared as losers.

I have done injustice in Rawalpindi division, Chatta regretted. I should be hanged at Rawalpindi Kachehri Chowk, I accept the responsibility of election rigging in Rawalpindi Division and surrender myself to the police, the commissioner continued.

He urged that the Chief Election Commissioner and others should also be punished.

Chatta also apologised to the Returning Officers worked under him during the elections. I made them to commit rigging. They cried while following my instructions, the Pindi commissioner said.