Responding to the claims of manipulation of election results made by Rawalpindi Commissioner Liaquat Ali Chatha, Punjab Information Minister Amir Mir has questioned why the former did not come clean about them on election day.

Speaking to Geo News, he said Chattha was making “irresponsible claims”.

“If he was forced, why did he not come forward on election day? Why did he come clean after election day?” he asked.

“There was some political affiliation of his own or plans and designs that did not happen so he is taking his anger out by blaming the government and elections,” the provincial info minister alleged.

Mir further said a probe into Chatha’s mental health was needed, stating that the commissioner had called for himself to be severely punished.