In the meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Electoral Reforms, the proposal to give the power to ban a political party to the Parliament instead of the Supreme Court was considered.
The Parliamentary Committee on Election Reforms held an in-camera meeting under the chairmanship of Sardar Ayaz Sadiq. 73 election proposals are under consideration in the parliamentary committee meeting.
Sources say that the proposal to give the power to ban a political party to the Parliament instead of the Supreme Court was considered.
The proposed amendment said that Parliament should first examine whether a political party should be banned or not.
According to the sources, it was suggested in the meeting that if the Parliament agrees to ban the political party, the matter should be sent to the Supreme Court. It was agreed to be held accountable.
It was also suggested in the meeting that the presiding officer will be obliged to give a concrete reason for the delay in the election results, the presiding officer will send a photo of the signed result to the returning officer, it was also suggested to give the presiding officer high speed internet and smartphone. .
According to the sources, a proposal to allow the polling agents to carry a camera phone with them has also been proposed in the meeting. It has also been proposed to install CCTV cameras at every booth of the polling station. The proof can be submitted, the candidate will also be able to get the video of the polling station by paying a fee.
In the meeting of the Parliamentary Committee, it was also suggested to increase the limit of election expenses for the candidate of the National and Provincial Assembly. The proposal to set the limit of expenses from 4 million to 1 crore for the seat of the National Assembly has come out. Election campaign for the provincial seat. 20 to 40 lakhs has been proposed to be allowed to be spent.
According to the sources, it was proposed to increase the punishment of election staff involved in rigging from 6 months to 3 years, it was proposed to take criminal action against the presiding and returning officer for negligence, the decision for violating the code of conduct was 7 instead of 15. Suggested to be done daily, the final list of polling staff has also been proposed to be uploaded on the Election Commission website in time.
It has also been proposed in the meeting that the candidate will be able to challenge the appointment of polling staff in the constituency within 10 days, security personnel will be on duty outside the polling station, security personnel will be able to enter the polling station with the permission of the presiding officer.
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