Govt wants CEC, members to quit Top Story March 16, 2021 ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: The government Monday asked the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Sikandar Sultan Raja, to resign and demanded reconstitution of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), as it failed to hold the recently-held Senate elections in a transparent manner. "It was a longstanding demand of the prime minister that the power of money should not be used to influence elections," Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood said while speaking at a press conference. He was flanked by Information Minister Shibli Faraz and Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Hussain Chaudhry, reports Geo News. "For this purpose, the premier wanted the Senate elections to be held via an open ballot." Mehmood said it was the sole responsibility of the ECP to ensure that transparent polls were held.