Lahore: Prisoners in Punjab used the right to vote to elect their favorite personalities, but only 1500 out of 65 thousand prisoners voted.
According to IG Prisons, in connection with the general elections 2024 in the country, prisoners across Punjab used their right to vote to elect their favorite candidates.
Out of more than 65,000 prisoners in 43 prisons of the province, only one and a half thousand prisoners exercised their right to release through postal ballot. A letter was written to the IG Prisons Punjab to cast the votes of the prisoners on behalf of the Election Commission. Prisoners in Punjab jails were asked to cast their votes, on which only 150,000 prisoners completed their data.
According to IG Prisons Mian Farooq Nazir, the superintendent completed the voting process under the supervision of cameras and sent the postal ballot papers. The prisoners have cast their postal vote, the result of which will be released by the Election Commission. In this regard, the transparent process is being made controversial by running baseless news on social media.
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