Falak Sher
MARDAN
Senator Dilawar Khan on Saturday said that with the consciences of the members of group of independent senators in the senate he adopted the resolution to postponement the general elections scheduled of 8th February in order to facilitate the effective participation of people across the country in the electioneering process in view of security and harsh weather conditions.
“I have not received any indication from anyone to present the resolution”, he added. He expressed these views while addressing the meet the press program at Mardan press club.
He added that if it was about indication, my brother and son will not lose the winning election in the 2018 general election. He argued that we have an independent group of 6 members in the Senate included by him, Senator Hidayatullah, Senator Hilal Rehman, Senator Ahmed Khan, Senator Naseebullah Abazai and Babar Khoda.
He added that we discussed it and later on he presented the resolution in the senate. He argued that before the resolution, the senator of Gwadar told him that they cannot conduct campaigns for the election in the current situation of terrorism.
Dilawar Khan added that Maulana Fazlur Rahman also said in his press conference that they cannot conduct campaign in their areas due to terrorism. He added that in some areas of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan election campaign weren’t conducted even due to snowfall.
He added that some people say that the quorum was not complete but according to the law, if a member is present and does not raise any objection, he can also state his problem on the floor of senate.
He added that we requested the Chairman Senate who approved the resolution and all the senators present in the Senate spoke openly on the resolution. He added that PPP Senator Bahramand Tangi also spoke in favor of the resolution. He added that if anyone wants to hold a referendum on it with me, then I am ready for it.
He argued that if the senators of the other existing committees present at the senate at that time opposed it the resolution would have been rejected by majority vote.
He said that ensuring elections within 90 days after an assembly’s dissolution was a constitutional requirement, so was ensuring the fundamental right to vote for every citizen.
