Election delayed is election denied: Bilawal reiterates call for timely polls

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday reiterated his demand for holding elections on time, saying the delay in elections was as good as not holding them, Aaj News reported.

“The PPP is a democratic party and it is its right to demand elections. Our party is demanding an election date. Election delayed is election denied,” he said while addressing a Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) ceremony in Islamabad on the golden jubilee of the Constitution.

Bilawal went on to add that Benazir Bhutto sacrificed her life for the restoration of the Constitution while the Supreme Court and SCBA also played crucial roles against the dictator.

“Before anyone else gives an order, the election commission should fulfill its constitutional responsibility,” he said.

Every politician presented himself before the Supreme Court for accountability, he said, adding: “Judges must first present themselves for accountability. All politicians presented themselves for accountability before the judiciary.”

“The Constitution is the essence of a state. The democracy protects the constitution and the constitution protects human rights,” the former foreign minister said.