Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Emir Sirajul Haq said on Tuesday that there are no ‘’valid’’ reasons to postpone the general elections.
Expressing his thoughts in Lahore, Haq said: ‘’If there will be a delay in the general elections, we will resort to democratic ways of staging the peaceful protests’’.
He took a swipe at the opponents, saying, ‘’Those who are taking about the delay in elections are sensing their defeats’’.
Haq asserted: ‘’Two of the caretaker setups have been working beyond the constitution’’.
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Taking a jibe at the caretaker government over ballooning inflation, Haq said, ‘’The caretaker setup has no mandate to increase the prices of power, gas, and petrol.''
He praised the institutions for taking effective measures against the elements of corruption and smuggling. Haq urged the institutions to uphold the constitution.
‘’The JI continues its struggle for the masses by pouring onto the streets on a regular basis,’’ Haq maintained.
– Unrest, inflation –
JI Emir Sirajul Haq said on Saturday that the previous governments were responsible for the unrest and ballooning inflation in the country.
Expressing his thoughts in Lahore, Haq was of the view those political parties who had already ruled the country were deceiving the masses. Haq schooled the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
He urged the youth to not “fall prey to the fake slogans” of the political opponents, adding that those who plundered the country’s wealth for the decades should be held accountable.
Underscoring the country’s situation, Haq said: “There prevails a culture of plundering in Punjab and interior Sindh. The situation in Balochistan is also worsening.”
