Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday invoked jurisdiction of the Lahore High Court (LHC) seeking immediate announcement of the date of elections in Punjab.
Filing the plea, the petitioner made Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman and others as respondents. The PTI requested the court to issue directives to the governor to announce the date of the elections in the province.
The PTI alleged the governor is violating the Constitution by not announcing the date for polls while terming it as his constitutional duty that he must fulfill within the stipulated time after the dissolution of the assembly.
It is submitted that more than 10 days have passed since dissolution of the assembly and the governor is still silent, adding that the governor is violating his oath by not fulfilling his constitutional responsibilities. While urging the court to issue directives to the governor in the matter the petitioner termed delay in polling date undermines the democratic process in the province.
