Has Chairman PMD Become So Insignificant To Be Placed Last?
His speech was not aired on social media in the last month’s APC
WEB DESK: The much-hyped Gujranwala rally may give opposition coalition a hope of public support against the government. However, for Jamiate-Ulema Islam Fazal (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazal Ur Rehman, it was another episode of less significance.
Like the opposition’s All Party Conference (APC) that led to the formation of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), Maulana was placed last in the list of speech-delivering leaders in the Gujranwala rally. It is also notable that he was the last of leaders to reach the Jinnah Ground that after Bilawal Bhutto and Maryam Nawaz.
When JUI-F Chief held the mic to address the participants, what he witnessed was a ground with fewer demonstrators left, most of whom were the workers and supporters of his own party.
The workers of Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) had left the Jinnah Ground after addresses of their respective party leaderships.
This turned out to be disappointing for Maulana Fazlur Rehman who had gotten furious after his speech was not aired on social media in APC last month.
The JUI-F although hasn’t given any reaction yet on getting the last number but it is expected that he might express his sentiments very soon like he did after the APC.
Moulana Fazl Rehman Speech
Addressing the PDM rally in Gujranawala, JUI F Leader Moulana Fazal confidently said that the government will not see the coming December.
“Today, 15 members of the Opposition made PM Khan run away from parliament,” he added, referring to what took place earlier in the day in Islamabad on the floor of the house.
The JUI-F ruler continued in the same vein. “The fake rules are going to reach their logical end soon,” he said. “The democratic forces have started their movement from Gujranwala. From today, a sea of people will come to Karachi, Quetta, Peshawar and Lahore.”
“If they are selected and there are selectors,” Maulana Fazl said. The “selectors” do not want to be known, but how can they not been named when they have sacrificed democracy to bring someone to power. “Are the selectors embarrassed with the performance of who they selected or they are still proud of him?”
“The budgets you presented in the past two years were prepared by the IMF,” he said, pointing at the PTI government. “You are not the representative of Pakistan but an agent of some foreign power.”
“We have no fight with the army. The army is our institution. But If you leave your professional responsibilities and interfere in politics, impose your rule on Pakistan, violate the Constitution, impose martial law, occupy the rule, hold elections under your control, rig the elections then raising Kalma-e-Haq against you is nobody’s but our duty.”
The Pakistan Democratic Movement held its first rally as part of a countrywide anti-government campaign in Gujranwala in which the core message was that double standards would not cut it: there had to be accountability for anyone accused of corruption, not just the opposition.
The rally was held at Jinnah Ground where people started arriving at 3pm. The PML-N hosted the rally and organisers signed a 28-point agreement with the Gujranwala city administration in order to get permission. PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz, PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman spoke and PML-N founder Nawaz Sharif addressed the crowd via video link from London.
