DASKA – Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Maryam Nawaz on Sunday claimed that her father’s narrative of respecting votes is once again echoing across Pakistan.
She also criticised Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders for creating ‘chaos at the NA-75 constituency’s polling station in Daska’ during the by-election on Friday.
On Saturday, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) withheld results of the by-election on the request of the PML-N over alleged rigging.
Addressing a public meeting in Daska on Sunday, Maryam Nawaz said that the people of the city proved that they would not bow down to those who stole votes. The clashes between people outside of the polling station led to the loss of at least two lives, while three other people sustained injuries, she added.
Speaking about PML-N worker Zeeshan who died due to firing in Daksa during the polls, Maryam claimed that the police registered a case against his brother for the unrest.
She alleged that her party members were being punished for supporting the party. The PTI used every tactic under the sun to derail the election that day because the PML-N was winning and the ruling party felt threatened. “The PTI knew that it was about to face humiliation in the NA-75 constituency, therefore, its workers not only created chaos in Daska but even went to Wazirabad and Nowshera to torture PML-N voters,” she went on to say.
However, the people of Pakistan know how to safeguard their votes. The party which steals votes should be ashamed of itself, Maryam Nawaz said while referring to ruling PTI. She said that the firing incident in Daska took place under the noses of PTI candidates and the situation was created to terrorise the masses.
She further said that when PTI workers could not do anything to derail the by-polls, they tried to slow down the polling process. “There were long queues of people standing outside polling stations because the ruling party deliberately slowed down the process, she said.
“I salute the intellectual abilities of Imran Khan, who came to power through stolen votes,” she said. “His stupidity turned the Daska election into a countrywide election as people realised that the general elections of 2018 were also rigged.
Maryam Nawaz said that the PTI never had a narrative of its own and it is Nawaz Sharif’s narrative of giving respect to the vote which has once again become echoing across Pakistan.
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