Tehreek-e-Minhajul Quran Chairman Dr Tahirul Qadri has said that becoming a caretaker prime minister was not on his agenda.
Addressing workers’ convention in Lahore through video facility on Sunday, Qadri said he wanted to see the establishment of real democracy in the country and he would not accept any post after changing the electoral system in Pakistan.
He thanked those who supported him in the December 23 public rally held at Minar-e-Pakistan. The journey of democratic revolution had started from December 23 onwards, he said. Qadri demanded of the armed forces to take responsibility of security of the participants of the march towards Islamabad on January 14.
He said he had sold the jewellery of his wife, daughter and daughter-in-law to met the expenses of the long march planned for January 14. He said he was not a fool and would not allow anyone to sabotage his movement and take benefit from it. In addition, he said that he would also not allow the two main political parties of the country to decide the issue of caretaker prime minister among themselves. He expressed confidence that after the Jan 14 march, the parliament would become ineffective.
Furthermore, Qadri said he would not return from Islamabad until the attainment of his objective even if he had to stay there for one year. He said he had not uttered a single word against the constitution, law, democracy and Pakistan. Moreover, the Minhajul Quran chief said he had returned to the country to ensure the supremacy of the constitution, law and the judiciary. He claimed that the Lahore revolution would turn into Pakistan revolution in a week. Meanwhile, he came down hard on those asking about the sources of his income and said that he did not receive even a single penny from the United States or any other country. Qadri also said that corrupt supporters of the existent exploitative system should read the writing on the wall which clearly stated that no more corruption would be allowed in the country and no one would usurp power on the basis of money. “Now, only the people of Pakistan will decide their fate in the future,” he asserted.
