Maulana Fazlur Rehman was talking within the Nationwide Meeting
Islamabad:
Pakistan’s main right-wing Islamic chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Monday got here out in help of his erstwhile rival Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, saying the opposition get together has the appropriate to carry rallies and even kind a authorities.
Rehman, the chief of his faction of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F), made a blistering speech within the Nationwide Meeting, slamming the highly effective institution for allegedly rigging the political system.
“It’s the proper of the PTI to carry a rally,” he stated. “We additionally objected to the 2018 election and we object to this (February 8 polls) one too. If the 2018 ballot was rigged, why is the present one not rigged?” he requested.
PTI chief Asad Qaiser had demanded the get together’s proper to organise a rally. “The demand of Asad Qaiser is appropriate and it’s the proper of PTI to carry a rally,” Rehman stated in his speech.
Rehman urged the ruling coalition of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) and the Pakistan Peoples Celebration to permit the PTI to kind the federal government if it loved a majority within the parliament.
“Depart this energy. Come and sit right here [on the opposition benches], and if the PTI is certainly the bigger group, then give them the federal government,” he stated.
The cleric then expressed his dismay over the position of the institution and paperwork in election and operating the nation.
“The institution and paperwork had no position in attaining this nation,” he stated.
He alleged that the elections held on Feb 8 weren’t honest however flawed.
“What sort of election is that this the place the losers will not be happy and the winners are upset?” he stated.
He drew parallels with neighbouring India. “Simply evaluate India and ourselves… each nations bought independence on the identical day. However at present they (India) are dreaming of changing into a superpower and we’re begging to keep away from chapter,” he stated.
Whereas India🇮🇳 is inching nearer to grow to be a International Superpower, Pakistan🇵🇰 is begging earlier than the world to put it aside from devastation.
[Pakistan’s Parliament] pic.twitter.com/i3ZNA3kQaN
— kanishka Dadhich 🇮🇳 (@KanishkaDadhich) April 29, 2024
He stated that choices are made by anyone 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 rules.
“We bought the nation within the identify of Islam, however at present we have now grow to be a secular state. Since 1973, not a single suggestion of the CII has been carried out. How can we be an Islamic nation?” 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 Worldwide Financial 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. Nonetheless, he parted methods with the PML-N and PPP after the elections as he alleged that the polls had been rigged to maintain his get together out of energy.
It’s 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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