{"id":104282,"date":"2024-03-26T18:00:40","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T13:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=104282"},"modified":"2024-03-26T17:16:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T12:16:41","slug":"ec-reserves-judgment-on-petition-against-not-administering-oath-to-newly-elected-members-of-kp-assembly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/pakistan-news\/ec-reserves-judgment-on-petition-against-not-administering-oath-to-newly-elected-members-of-kp-assembly\/","title":{"rendered":"EC reserves judgment on petition against not administering oath to newly elected members of KP assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD,  March 26 (ONLINE): Election Commission (EC) has reserved judgment on the petition against not administering oath to newly elected members of KP assembly. A five members bench of EC  presided over by the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC heard the petition Tuesday. When inquired by member EC Nisar Durrani about the powers of EC, DG Law EC said EC can direct speaker to administer  oath to the members.  EC can postpone Senate polls in the case oath is not administered to  newly elected members. <\/p>\n<p>Secretary KP assembly Kafayat  Ullah Afridi and  the petitioners newly elected members of KP assembly appeared.<br \/>\nThe counsel Shah Khawar said  notification of women members of KP assembly were issued on March 4 . However Speaker KP assembly has not administered oath to them by summoning KP assembly session.  The KP Senate polls be postponed unless oath is taken.<br \/>\nEC Inquired can EC take action against speaker KP assembly  on not administering oath.  If speaker does not comply with the orders then what will happen. <\/p>\n<p>The counsel Shah Khawar said  EC cannot interfere in the internal  proceedings of the assembly.<br \/>\nSecretary KP assembly said  legal interpretation is  being made on summoning of session by governor KP. It has to be seen can governor summon assembly session without summary or not on his own.  When assembly is in session  then the  oath will  be administered to newly elected members. Speaker has never refused from administering oath to members of assembly .<\/p>\n<p>DG Law EC  said the matter of administering oath after general election  falls in the jurisdiction of EC. He said EC can issue directives regarding oath taking.  If speaker delays then EC can interfere. The  EC reserved judgment on completion of arguments. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, March 26 (ONLINE): Election Commission (EC) has reserved judgment on the petition against not administering oath to newly elected members of KP assembly. A five members bench of EC presided over by the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC heard the petition Tuesday. 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