By Special Correspondent
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf General Secretary Asad Umar on Tuesday tendered a reluctant apology to the Election Commission of Pakistan in a contempt case.
The proceedings resumed against PTI leaders including former prime minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan, Fawad Chaudhry, and Asad Umar
On Tuesday for leveling serious allegations against the chief electoral body and Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikander Sultan Raja. During the proceedings, Asad Umar submitted a reply to the show-cause notice issued to him by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
He contended that while the Election Commission being an authority was empowered to send him a notice, but the notice he received from the hand of the ECP’s secretary was illegal as he had no authority to send such a notice. He went on to argue that he did not issue any of the comments which can be construed to be baseless, unfair or had the intention to cause harm to the ECP.
Umar argued in the reply that he made the comments so as to repose confidence in the Commission to stop indulging in polarized and discriminatory actions. “In light of the above, the initiation of these contempt proceedings against the answering Deponent are entirely without jurisdiction, baseless and violative of Articles 9, 10-A, 19, 175 and 204, wherefore, the same should be dismissed on the above-stated reasons.”
Asad Umar seeks proceedings dropped
“If this commission feels that the statements made are in a nature that amounts to contempt, he places himself at the mercy of the commission and states that he is sorry for the statements made and that he may be excused and the proceedings dropped,” it added.
