Nobody wants to leave home & sit on the street, the sit-in and negotiations will go hand in hand:  Hafiz Naeemur Rehman

ISLAMABAD, July 28 (SABAH): Jamaat-e-Islami Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has said that no one wants to leave their homes and sit on the streets, dharna and negotiations will go hand in hand.

He said, “Yes, we have presented the basic demands, the increase in electricity bills should be removed, we will take such a guarantee from the government that it cannot be reversed.”

He expressed these views while holding a press conference on the third day of the sit-in in Rawalpindi. On this occasion, central leaders Liaqat Baloch, Amir-ul-Azeem, Mian Muhammad Aslam, Dr. Atta-ur-Rehman, Javed Kasuri, Farid Paracha and other leaders were also present.

Emir Jamaat-e-Islami said that no one wants to leave their homes and sit on the road, when the ruling class closes all the roads for us, people will protest forcibly, dharna and negotiations will go hand in hand, now the power of the people will be the guarantee. The Constitution of Pakistan allows sit-ins and rallies.

Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said,  “Electricity bills are falling like bombs on the houses, the minimum salary has been set at 37 thousand, the prime minister should make a budget for the poor in 37 thousand, what should a poor man do in such a situation, should he steal, commit robbery or become a drug addict.”

“They may isolate themselves from the world or commit suicide, but these poor people have a way to play their role in this political resistance, the poor man should participate in the struggle of Jamaat-e-Islami, I appeal to the lawyers to join us.”

He said, “I also ask the scholars who have a religious responsibility to inform people about resistance against atrocities, I appeal to the civil society, businessmen, industrialists that you everyone should be a part of this movement.”