Sultan accuses federal government of pre-poll rigging

17 Jul, 2006

Former AJK Prime Minister and Convenor of People's Muslim League (PML) Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry has alleged that the federal government has done pre-poll rigging in the recently held AJK elections, adding that election rigging by the government would be exposed in next five days.
Addressing a press conference here on Sunday, former AJK Premier said that PML has constituted a five-member committee which would provide the amply evidence of Election rigging in next five days.
He asserted that PML recovered several fake ballot papers stamped on election sign of horse.
All the evidences of election rigging were collected and it will be exposed in coming days in front of whole nation.
Sultan said that Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) Azad Jammu and Kashmir has convened All Parties Conference (APC) on July 20 here in which a combine future strategy of AJK election rigging protest demonstration would be finalised.
"I accepted the invitation of MMA for the participation of APC" he added
Sultan reiterated that representatives of AJK political parties including MMA, PML, PPPAJK, JKPP and others would participate APC conference and would finalise the future plan.
Sultan said that the basic aspect of holding APC was to expose the pre plan election rigging of federal government.

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