Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) supremo Maulana Fazlur Rehman said on Saturday that he was not in favor of the arrests of the political workers.
Speaking to media in Multan, Rehman said: "Arresting any political worker is against the democratic act. There exists flaw everywhere." In connection with the talks with the political leaders, Rehman said: "I did not have a contact with anybody else."
At the outset of his speech, Rehman said: "I would like to express my gratitude to you for giving me an invitation here."
He lamented: "The country is facing setbacks in terms of political and economic terms. Even now the country is not witnessing a stable environment."
Speaking about the constitution, Rehman asserted: "Efforts were made to create the constitutional crisis in the country."
"We really need to follow the constitution," he added.
Rehman reiterated: "Every institution needs to work under its boundary to put the country back on track."
Speaking about Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif, Rehman said: “The things which are important to discuss with Nawaz Sharif have been discussed.”
"The situation of inflation, law and order, and unemployment is in front of everybody," lamented Rehman.
– Constitutional amendment –
Earlier on Friday, Rehman said that his party wants the constitutional amendment for the sake of the judicial reforms.
Speaking to media in Multan, Rehman said: “We had given proposals in line with the judicial reforms. They [government representatives] were saying to withdraw the proposals in line with the judges and their ages.
“I had asked them to show us the draft. The government was not ready to give us the draft,” Rehman asserted.
“We don’t want amendment in the constitutional amendment by considering any personality. The situation in Islamabad is critical. We are of the view that it is better to go for the constitutional amendment considering the judicial reforms instead of thinking about the personality.”
Rehman said: “We were asked to give our support for the formation of the constitutional court. But, we replied that you should give us the draft first, and then we will hold a talk on the matter. The government was not willing to present the draft.”
“We [JUI-F] and the PPP were presented with one copy each of the draft. I am not sure that the copies presented to us and PPP were the same or different,” Rehman said.
He said: “The basic chapter of the constitution has been limited. It’s been many decades since we are witnessing that give and take dominate in the country’s political landscape.”
“We always believed and embraced the ideological politics. The matter of the constitutional court has been discussed in the charter of democracy,” said Rehman.
He maintained: “Thousands of cases have been pending in the courts. There was an argument about the establishment of the constitutional court for the political cases so that justice can be delivered to the people quickly.”
