ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib said that strong democratic system was necessary for the growth and development of the state.
Talking to private news channel, he said that it was the responsibility of all political parties to come forward and play their positive role for the prosperity of the country.
The minister said that unfortunately some immature political figures were creating the problems and hurdles for the smooth working of democratic system.
The opposition was not ready to sit with the treasury benches to resolve all political issue in interest of the nation and they were working to protect their vested interest and personnel gains, he added.
Farrukh said the incumbent regime was trying to address national issues but unfortunately ex-premier Nawaz Sharif damage the democratic system of the country with his incompetency.
The government was also taking interest to upgrade and amend the laws of National Accountability Bureau (NAB), he added.
He said the government was inviting all political parties to check and review the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) but they were not interested to visit and rejected the machine without any valid reason.
The minister said the opposition parties, elected through the rigging process in the past were creating hurdles to hold free, fair and transparent election through EVMs.
He said the government was ready and answerable of every question from the opposition on the usage of EVMs but they were not satisfied and were seeking rigging mechanism like in the past.
The minister said that free, fair and transparent elections compulsory for the continuation of strong democratic process, adding that the apex court had also gave permission to usage the technology to hold fair and transparent elections.