Maulana Fazlur Rehman was talking within the National Assembly
Islamabad:
Pakistan’s main right-wing Islamic chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Monday got here out in assist of his erstwhile rival Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, saying the opposition celebration has the precise to carry rallies and even type a authorities.
Rehman, the chief of his faction of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F), made a blistering speech within the National Assembly, slamming the highly effective institution for allegedly rigging the political system.
“It is the right of the PTI to hold a rally,” he stated. “We also objected to the 2018 election and we object to this (February 8 polls) one too. If the 2018 poll was rigged, why is the current one not rigged?” he requested.
PTI chief Asad Qaiser had demanded the celebration’s proper to organise a rally. “The demand of Asad Qaiser is correct and it is the right of PTI to hold a rally,” Rehman stated in his speech.
Rehman urged the ruling coalition of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) and the Pakistan Peoples Party to permit the PTI to type the federal government if it loved a majority within the parliament. Â
“Leave this power. Come and sit here [on the opposition benches], and if the PTI is indeed the larger group, then give them the government,” he stated.
The cleric then expressed his dismay over the function of the institution and paperwork in election and operating the nation.
“The establishment and bureaucracy had no role in achieving this country,” he stated.
He alleged that the elections held on Feb eight weren’t truthful however flawed.
“What kind of election is this where the losers are not satisfied and the winners are upset?” he stated.
He drew parallels with neighbouring India. “Just compare India and ourselves… both countries got independence on the same day. But today they (India) are dreaming of becoming a superpower and we are begging to avoid bankruptcy,” he stated.
While India🇮🇳 is inching nearer to grow to be a Global Superpower, Pakistan🇵🇰 is begging earlier than the world to put it aside from devastation.
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— kanishka Dadhich 🇮🇳 (@KanishkaDadhich) April 29, 2024
He stated that selections are made by any person else however politicians are blamed for the issues.
Rehman additionally lamented the failure to implement suggestions from the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII), emphasising the significance of upholding Islamic ideas.
“We got the country in the name of Islam, but today we have become a secular state. Since 1973, not a single recommendation of the CII has been implemented. How can we be an Islamic country?” he stated.
The CCI is a constitutional physique set as much as assist Islamize the legal guidelines.
He additionally stated that Pakistan was begging the International Monetary Fund to keep away from chapter.
— Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman (@MoulanaOfficial) April 29, 2024
The JUI-F was the arch-rival of PTI and had spearheaded the transfer for the ouster of Imran Khan. After his downfall, JUI-F grew to become a part of the coalition authorities. However, he parted methods with the PML-N and PPP after the elections as he alleged that the polls had been rigged to maintain his celebration out of energy.
It is believed by many who by supporting the PTI, the cleric is placing stress on the institution and the federal government to chop a deal to get a much bigger share within the spoils of politics than his potential.
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