ECP decides not to reply to President's letter, sources

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00:00 The election commission has decided not to respond to the President's letter.

00:09 Zahid Mishwani has the details.

00:11 Zahid, tell us.

00:12 The President's letter has been decided not to be responded to.

00:19 A senior member of the election commission has said that it is not necessary to respond to the President's letter.

00:27 The letter talks about the elections.

00:30 If the governors give separate dates for the elections, there will be a crisis.

00:36 If the presidents and governors give separate dates, it is not possible to hold the elections at the same time.

00:42 It has also been said that the President's letter has only suggested the dates.

00:47 It is not possible to respond to the President's letter.

00:51 The President has suggested that the election commission should consult the Supreme Court.

00:56 It is not necessary to respond to the President's letter.

01:00 The President is free to refer to the Supreme Court on the date of the elections.

01:05 He has spoken about referring to the Supreme Court and obtaining guidance from there.

01:12 But the election commission will not refer to the Supreme Court.

01:16 The date of the elections is up to the election commission.

01:19 Thank you for updating us, Zahid Mishwani.