Imran's decision to contest 33 NA by-polls a 'mockery of Constitution, democracy': Irfan Siddiqui.

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's Senator Irfan Siddiqui Monday said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan's announcement of contesting by-polls from 33 constituencies was tantamount to a mockery of the Constitution, law, and democracy.

The PML-N leader, in a statement, said there was no precedent of such "jokes" in any other democratic country. The poor nation's money should not be allowed to be squandered on that count, particularly during an economic crisis.

Imran Khan, he said, had won six out of seven National Assembly constituencies in October 2022 by-elections, and he had neither taken the oath nor resigned from any of the seats. Consequently, by-elections on those six seats would also be held.

The PTI chief, he added, again announced to contest from all the 33 NA seats in the March by-election. If he won all the seats, then there would be re-election on 32 and he would once again be a candidate for all those seats.

Irfan Siddiqui cited that in India no candidate could contest elections on more than two seats at a time. A proposal was nowadays under consideration that the entire expenditure (from the public exchequer) incurred on the election/by-election on the vacated...