Liaquat Ali Chattha says “independent candidates” who were winning with a huge margin were “made to lose”;
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Rawalpindi: Rawalpindi commissioner resigns after ‘accepting responsibility’ for manipulation of poll results
Rawalpindi Commissioner Liaquat Ali Chattha has resigned from his office after claiming that the results of the February 8 elections were manipulated.
Speaking to reporters in a press conference at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, he said there was “pressure” on him to the extent that he contemplated suicide today but then resolved to present matters before the public.
“It is my request to the entire bureaucracy to not do anything wrong for all these politicians,” he added.
“I am taking the burden of my conscience, I also tried to commit suicide this morning during prayer.” Commissioner Rawalpindi Liaquat Ali Chatta accepted the responsibility for the alleged rigging of the elections and resigned. has announced. While holding a press conference at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Saturday, Commissioner Rawalpindi Liaquat Ali Chatta said ‘I accept the responsibility of election rigging in Rawalpindi Division and surrender myself to the police.’ That ‘I am removing the burden of my conscience, this morning I also tried to commit suicide during the prayer.’ Liaquat Ali Chatta said ‘We changed the lost candidates to a lead of 50, 50 thousand while 70, 70 We defeated the winners with a lead of 1000. He has said that I accept the responsibility of election rigging in Rawalpindi Division. “My subordinates did not want to do this, the Election Commissioner and others should be punished along with me.” Commissioner Rawalpindi Liaquat Ali Chatta has added “I apologize for my sin, there was no pressure on me.” I should be arrested in public. There is no need to conduct re-election, if Form 45 is submitted again, the situation will become clear.
Meanwhile, Commissioner Rawalpindi Liaquat Ali Chatta, who accepted the responsibility of election rigging in an explosive press conference on Saturday, was arrested by the CPO.
Liaquat Ali Chhata announced his arrest while apologizing for his act while confessing to the rigging and also resigned from his post. People should also be severely punished, the Chief Election Commissioner is also fully involved in this work.
It should be noted that despite the announcement of the arrest in the news conference, the police there did not arrest him, Commissioner Rawalpindi sent his resignation to the authorities, and then when he approached his office, CPO Khalid Mahmood Hamdani arrested him.
