JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Tuesday lashed out at the PPP and PML-N, both of them his former coalition partners, saying that the two parties had approved the results of the new census in a cabinet meeting and now that new constituencies were being demarcated under it, they wanted immediate elections.
“I don’t understand what kind of politics this is. When the census has been approved, the upcoming polls should be held under it,” he added while addressing a news conference in Multan.
He pointed out that the cabinet of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) – a political alliance he headed – had approved the elections as per the new census results.
“When the elections will be held based on the new census, the constituencies will also be new,” he continued.
The JUI-F chief added that some constituencies would end, and new ones would also be carved out.
“The whole electoral schedule will change because of this,” he noted.
The Maulana also opposed conducting the general elections in January, saying that the weather in the country’s northern areas would be freezing and voters would face difficulties reaching polling stations in such harsh conditions.
