No option but to demand immediate elections, says Bilawal
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Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said while addressing a Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) ceremony in Islamabad on Monday that elections would have to be held for people to release their anger, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
“People have only one day to vent. Before anyone else gives an order, the election commission should fulfil its constitutional responsibility,” Bilal Bhutto said.
“I have no option but to demand immediate elections. Delay in elections is equal to not holding elections. Benazir Bhutto sacrificed her life for the restoration of the Constitution,” he added.
“Judges must first present themselves for accountability. All politicians presented themselves for accountability before the judiciary,” he emphasised.
We appreciate the role of the bar in upholding the rule of law, constitutionalism, and human rights in Pakistan. We appreciate that the bar has played this role regardless of the political inclinations of individual members of the bar, and the office bearers of the bar… pic.twitter.com/ealQpfYzE4
— PPP (@MediaCellPPP) October 23, 2023
“All politicians should get equal opportunities in clean and transparent elections. A consensus must be created between the Parliament and the judiciary,” he added.
Bilawal Bhutto also expressed gratitude to the SCBA for inviting him to the golden jubilee ceremony of the Constitution.
اسلام آباد: پاکستان پیپلزپارٹی کے چیئرمین بلاول بھٹو زرداری کی سپریم کورٹ بار ایسوسی ایشن کی دعوت پر سپریم کورٹ آمد
— PPP (@MediaCellPPP) October 23, 2023
اسلام آباد: چیئرمین بلاول بھٹو زرداری کا سپریم کورٹ کے گیٹ پر ملک بھر سے آنے والی سپریم کورٹ کے وکلاء کی قیادت نے استقبال کیا
اسلام آباد: چیئرمین بلاول بھٹو… pic.twitter.com/mpErLz7RE0
“The 1971 Constitution lays down the principles of rule of law. The SCBA worked for the supremacy of the Constitution. It played a role against the dictator,” he acknowledged the services of the SCBA.
“Democracy protects human rights. Constitution is the soul of any state,” he pointed out.