The Supreme Court adjourned the polling in NA-75 Daska on April 10. The Supreme Court issued a restraining order and adjourned further hearing.
According to private TV, the Supreme Court is hearing a case related to re-election in NA-75 Daska. A three-member bench headed by Justice Umar Atabandial is hearing the case. Arguments are going on, Salman Akram Raja presented the map of the constituency in the Supreme Court on the video link.
Talking to the lawyer, Justice Umar Ata Bandial said that you have done a lot of preparation in one day. Lawyer Salman Akram Raja while giving arguments said that there are 76 polling stations in Daska. Justice Umar Ata Bandial said that it was also stated that 10 polling stations Polling at the stations remained suspended for a long time. The question is who and why was creating these problems on the day of polling. Was one candidate powerful so the other made these moves?
Lawyer Salman Akram Raja said that Noshin Iftikhar's father has been elected five times from Daska. Justice Umar Atabandial said that PML-N workers started violent incidents. The court said that when PML-N was influential, violence and instability spread. Why was it needed? He said that he was happy with the election results and did not raise any objection to it. Salman Akram Raja said that a petition was also filed in the commission against the election results. The turnout in Daska is traditionally higher than in villages.
The court inquired as to why re-election was necessary in the entire constituency on the complaint of 23 polling stations. Justice Umar Ata Bandial inquired whether the PML-N workers had started violent incidents. Justice Muneeb Akhtar said that 76 polling stations of Daska are not halved. Advocate League candidate said that he was sorry, 76 polling stations are one-third. Justice Muneeb Akhtar said that there is a difference between half and one-third. He said that when the presiding officer left the polling stations, his leave was as usual. Salman Akram Raja said that the presiding officers went out with the police as usual.
The Election Commission has said that the entire election process should not be postponed, the polling day should be postponed, Justice Omar Atabandial said that they will do the same, the Election Commission has full respect, the Supreme Court stopped the NA-75 polling Stopped, the court said the polling on April 10 will not take place.
It is to be noted that the Election Commission had ordered re-polling in the entire constituency on April 10. The Election Commission had ordered re-polling at the request of PML-N.
