Rulers instead of discussing their own interests should pay attention on problems of people: Sirajul Haq

LAHORE, July 11 (SABAH):  Emir Jamaat-e-Islami Sirajul Haq has said the rulers instead of discussing their own interests should pay attention on the problems of the people.

Those who had taken out rallies and long marches against inflation were ridiculously silent on the soaring prices of basic need items after coming into power, Sirajul said while criticizing the government of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) and the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP).

 Talking to different delegations at Mansoorah on Tuesday, he said the unity government failed to provide any relief to the masses in 15 months. He said the people would not accept the decisions made in closed rooms in Dubai, London or Washington. He said the country was not freed for the rule of dynasties. The people were the real owners of this country and had the ultimate right to decide about its future, he said. 

The JI chief ridiculed the institutions responsible for dispensation of justice and establish rule of law, saying a person received clean chit against all crimes after coming into power. The law and accountability became a laughing stock and replaced with the system of might is right, he said.  

Sirajul Haq said the so-called democratic government of tested parties and martial laws failed to bring any change and now only Islamic system could save the country. He said the rulers only focused on accumulation of wealth, capturing and looting state resources. 

The Panama Leaks and Pandora Papers, he said, narrated the horrible stories of tax evasions and corruption of ruling class. But, he said, there was no institution and law to made the powerful answerable. 

Only the people of Pakistan could hold the looters accountable with the power of vote, Sirajul Haq said, appealing the masses to vote for the honest and capable people in the elections. He said the transparent polls without interference of institutions were the way forward to put the country on track.