Sirajul Haq announces country-wide protest on coming Friday against recent price hike in petroleum products

LAHORE, August 16 (SABAH): Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Emir Sirajul Haq has announced country-wide protest on coming Friday against recent price hike in petroleum products.

In a statement issued from Mansoorah on Wednesday, Sirajul Haq not only condemned increase in price but also asked caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar to take the decision back. “There has been no cabinet yet, but the killing decision has been taken at the direction of the IMF.”

The JI leader said the nation just celebrated 76th Independence Day and the very next date, when even the cabinet has not yet been sworn in, the caretaker government has announced massive price hike in all petroleum products, sending multiplier waves through the economy.
The Jamaat-e-Islami, Sirajul Haq said, was expecting the caretakers would provide some relief to the inflation-hit masses rather they endorsed the policies of the predecessors. He said over half of the country’s population lives below poverty line, having no access to even basis needs of life. The two percent ruling elite on the other side, he added, captured the wealth and resources of the 98 percent population. There was need to undo injustice, cruelty and unfair distribution of resources, he said, adding the only way to achieve these objectives was a peaceful democratic struggle. People, he said, must vote for honest and dedicated leadership to bring about real change.

Sirajul Haq demanded reversal of petrol price hike, rejecting the raise.
“The Jamaat-e-Islami invites the entire nation to come out and join hands with it coming Friday to protest against this decision. The JI would take out protest rallies on all district headquarters in the country against atrocious act by the government,” he warned.

Sirajul Haq also condemned violence in Jaranwala and demanded transparent inquiry into the incidents. He said no one should be allowed to take law into hands. He said enemies were hatching conspiracies to create law and order situation in the country.