Tehreek-e-Minhajul Quran (TMQ) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri said on Saturday that the peaceful march attended by millions of people had set a great example in the entire world.
Addressing a press conference, he said, “Democracy would have been banished from the country had I directed the participants to capture the parliament.” He further said that the Punjab government had ordered 6,000 commandos to bear down on the long march participants, but that the government had decided not to use the option. He said that the participants could either capture the parliament or wait for the rulers to engage in talks with them, claiming that the police officers had refused to attack the protesters.
“The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) rallied support from all political parties to counter me,” Qadri said.
QADRI ASYLUM: Tehreek-e-Minhajul Quran (TMQ) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri has decided to challenge his summons by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in a Canadian court.
The RCMP summoned Qadri on February 5 to explain why he had violated the oath he had taken while seeking asylum in Canada. Qadri’s counsel Mendel Green has refused to represent him in this case, reported a private TV channel. Green had assisted Qadri in his asylum application to Canada. The application was accepted in 2009.
The RCMP reportedly said that Qadri had violated his oath, which does not allow him to enter the country he had sought asylum from.
Could have captured parliament but we didn’t, says Qadri
