— JI chief says if the rulers fail to accept the courts’ decision, how can supremacy of law be maintained
Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Senator Sirajul Haq has said that instead of abolishing articles 62 and 73 of the constitution, these articles should be made applicable on judges and generals as well.
Talking to different delegations on Thursday, he said that the masses wanted to know who the government was protesting against. He said that if the rulers fail to accept the courts’ decision, how can the supremacy of law and constitution be maintained.
He pointed out that the heads of armed forces and state institutions had been appointed by the former prime minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif, and he could not deceive the masses by his conspiracy.
He further said that many of those who had been part of the abrogation of Pervez Musharraf’s constitution had been with the ousted PM in his government and had also taken oath in the interim government.
The JI chief said that the rulers strengthened individuals and families while weakening the parliament. Siraj added that the parliament did not know where the internal and foreign policies of the country were framed. “Which forum had decided the Pak-US policy or the Pak-Afghan policy?” he asked.
Siraj said that there had been several major tragedies in the country from time to time, but those responsible were never determined. “The policy that had resulted in the martyrdom of 65 thousand people and the country had to bear a financial loss of more than one billion dollars,” he added. He further said that the nation was never informed of the Hamoodur Rehman Commission or the Abbottabad Commission reports.
The JI chief said that during the last seventy years, Pakistan had been ruled either by the generals or two political parties. “Dictatorship, as well as so called democracy, had destroyed the democratic institutions. Efforts were made to build individuals as heroes,” he added. Siraj went on to say that the number of factories, mills and palaces of the politicians had been swelling as if they had Aladdin’s lamp.
He said that the political parties, having representation in the parliament, could ensure the supremacy of law. He added by saying that until and unless there was real democracy, Pakistan’s democratic system could not be strengthened.