KARACHI, Mar 31 (NNI): Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Saeed Ghani accused the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) of intentionally generating controversy surrounding Aseefa Bhutto’s victory as MNA.
Aseefa won the NA-207 seat after her father Asif Zardari had vacated it as he was elected as president.
Talking to the media in Karachi, Ghani dismissed allegations that the PPP had abducted any of the candidates. He asserted that such claims were baseless.
Ghani highlighted that Asif Ali Zardari had previously secured a lead of 50,000 votes in the Nawab Shah constituency.
According to Ghani, PTI will get nothing out of such accusations. He challenged the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) in Sindh to present Form 45 claiming victory. He said that the Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) and JUI-F suffered defeats.
Regarding Aseefa Bhutto, Ghani explained that no suitable candidates stood against her, as the
Ghani also rejected the claim that they abducted the PTI-backed candidate Ghulam Mustafa Rind, terming it as “baseless”.
The PPP leader said nomination papers of PTI-backed candidate Sher Muhammad Rind and his son were rejected by the electoral body.
Ghani claimed that Mustafa did not pay electricity utility dues, adding that his nomination papers would have been restored if he had submitted the arrears. He said that the candidate did not pay his bill for fear of defeat.
Meanwhile, he said that Sher Muhammad’s documents were rejected for absconding in Balochistan and he did not appeal the decision.
Ghani also said the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl and Grand Democratic Alliance were defeated throughout Sindh in the elections. He dared JUI-F candidates to show any Form-45 in their favour in the province. NNI
