Dr Tahirul Qadri on Monday said that his party would not let democracy be derailed.
This statement came one week before the Tehrik-i-Minhajul Quran (TMQ) plans to march onto Islamabad.
Speaking at a trader’s convention, Qadri said that he his party did not wish to postpone the general elections.
The TMQ chief vowed to lead at least two million people to Islamabad, warning that he might turn towards Lahore if the march was obstructed.
Qadri further said that “thieves, plunderers and burglars” should be in jail instead of the parliament, adding that they had built palaces over the ruins of houses of the poor.
Moreover, Qadri said that the government was using state machinery in an attempt to impede his long march on January 14.
He told the administration not to follow any “unlawful orders” from the government, urging government employees to also join him in the long march.
The All Pakistan Traders Association also announced their support for Dr Tahirul Qadri and his long march.
The controversial rally has already been challenged in two petitions in the Lahore and Islamabad high courts.
Democracy will not be derailed, says Qadri
