SHAFAQNA PAKISTAN (Shia News Agency)
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan gave his statement pertaining to the alleged NA-122 rigging at a hearing of an election tribunal today, Express News reported Saturday.
Presenting his evidence, Imran reportedly told the hearing that all the votes should be recounted and all the evidence would present itself.
After making his statement at the hearing, the PTI chief addressed the media saying that all the evidence is in the votes bags.
“It has taken one and a half years to find justice. I have given all the evidence I have. All that needs to be done now is for the bags to be opened so the truth can be seen,” he said.
He also said that if he was asked to open the votes bags in his constituency, he would do so happily, adding that the mass rigging was hidden behind the stay order.
It will be decided on Monday, whether the votes will be recounted.
Ahead of his arrival, groups of PTI supporters gathered at the election commission office and chanted ‘Go Nawaz go’ slogans. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supporters also arrived outside the office and competed with PTI supporters.
Supporters and unauthorised persons were not allowed to enter the election commission office and the police had taken measures to prevent supporters from doing so.
Ahead of his departure for Lahore, Imran addressed the media and claimed that all elections held in the country, with the exception of the 1970 elections, were subjected to rigging.
“Even those who have won the elections will say that rigging has taken place,” he said, adding that he was hopeful that there would be justice following the tribunals.
During an election tribunal hearing on November 29, the judge had requested Imran to present witnesses for the alleged rigging in NA-122 in the May 2013 elections.
More than 15 witnesses were presented and their statements were heard.
When questioned about his ‘Plan C’, Imran said that “Plan C has not even begun yet”.
He urged the people of Faisalabad to join him in his shut-down of the city if they wanted revolution. ”I am telling people to come out with me if they want a revolution,” he said.
Imran concluded that if the judicial commission does not carry out proper negotiations, he would continue with his programme.
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