 Major opposition parties in parliament do not want to resign over alleged government rigging in the local council elections. Sources in the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) and Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) told Daily Times on Monday that the demand of resigning from parliament had come from smaller opposition parities. The opposition had announced thinking about resigning from parliament during a recently held All Parties Conference (APC).
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Sources said the driving force behind the announcement was Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan and several Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) members. The opposition had already participated in the local council elections, saying that by participating it would expose the rigging being done for the benefit of government-backed candidates. Senior ARD and MMA leaders were of the opinion that the government should not be given a smooth time in parliament, sources said, adding that some leaders feared that the government might exploit the situation after their resignation and delay the general elections, scheduled for 2007. |