Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Cheif Senator Sirajul Haq said if the government constituted a commission for Panama leaks probe and was prepared for accountability, doors were open for dialogue otherwise the responsibility for public protests would lie on the government.
Addressing the central leadership of JI at Mansoora on Thursday, he said there had been eight meetings on the Terms of Reference (ToRs) but all had been a failure only due to the government’s inflexibility.
He said the JI was not demanding accountability of the prime minister alone.
“We also want the accountability of Sirajul Haq, Asif Ali Zardari and the Musharraf government as well so that the plundered wealth could be recovered,” he added.
Sirajul Haq said the JI had emphasised from the very beginning that the democratic system could not flourish unless there was transparent accountability and corruption was brought to an end.
He said peaceful protest was the beauty of democratic system and had always strengthened the system. He said the democracy was being threatened by the dictatorial attitude of the rulers.
“The rulers desire that no one question them and their unlawful and unconstitutional activities continue,” he said.
However, he said, “We want a system of transparent and impartial accountability which does not revolve around any individual.”
Sirajul Haq said the corrupt in the ranks of the opposition should also be hauled up and the political parties should themselves try to free their ranks from the thieves and plunderers.
The JI chief said he was trying to bring together persons with clean record for the service of the nation and the country. He said all the opposition parties would give their joint line of action and national agenda on September 30.
He said the performance of the government had disappointed the masses who do not see any ray of hope. However, he said, the JI was striving that the opposition was able to end the unrest among the masses.
The JI chief said there was great tension in the region as India was continuously hurling threats to this country. In such a situation, the need of national unity, cohesion and harmony had increased. India was not only issuing threats of war but was taking practical steps in that direction, he added.
He said India had not accepted this country by heart so far and was considering itself as a ‘policeman’ of the region due to the US patronage. As such, the nation should stand like a rock against the enemy designs and forge a complete unity by rising above all petty differences.
