CEC reiterates holding LB polls as constitutional responsibility of ECP
National
April 29, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja said holding local bodies elections was the constitutional responsibility of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the cooperation of the governments and departments concerned was vital to carry out this exercise.
Regarding the holding of local bodies’ elections, an important meeting of the ECP was held Wednesday at the Election Commission Secretariat that was chaired by the Chief Election Commissioner. Provincial Election Commissioners of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan participated in the meeting through video link. In his opening remarks, the Chief Election Commissioner said holding local bodies elections in the country on time was the constitutional responsibility of the ECP and the Election Commission would ensure that local bodies elections were held on time across the country. “The cooperation of governments and other relevant authorities is essential,” he emphasized. Relevant officers of the Local Government Elections Wing briefed the Election Commission on the preparations for the local bodies’ elections across the country. The meeting was informed that the Punjab government has not yet provided the necessary documents and maps regarding the delimitation in the province on which the Commission directed that in this regard the Punjab government should be written to issue a zoning rules declaration immediately and all necessary documents and maps should be provided to the Election Commission, so that the demarcation work could be started.