KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi Amir Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman has said that they followed the code of conduct, imposed by Rangers, despite having reservations on some points of the code.
Addressing a press briefing at the JI Headquarters, he said that raise in collection of hides by JI for the third consecutive year is evident that JI has strong roots in masses.
While talking about the code of conduct, he said that JI does not ever collect hides forcefully. He said that law and order situation remained comparatively much better during the Eid days, for which the tribute goes to the Rangers and other Law Enforcing Agencies.
The JI leader categorically rejected the allegation against the JI activists, regarding forcefully collection of hides and said that the party posses a history of honesty and transparency. Not even a single worker of JI has collect any hide on gunpoint, neither any worker engaged in such nefarious practice in past.
He said that overall Rangers cooperated with the JI workers except one or two incidents in which the Rangers personnel took our volunteers into custody and confiscated collected hides.
He made it clear that the allegations of forcefully collection of hides would not be tolerated at any cost. He further said that a letter would be written to the DG Rangers in this regard so as to eliminate any prevailing confusion in this regard.
Further clearing the situation, he said that now not even a single worker of JI is under arrest as there was no substantial prove against them.
The JI leader was of the view that the bar on publicity, regarding plea for submission of hides was quiet illogical. He said, however, the JI followed the code of conduct to avoid any confrontation and maintain smooth and cooperative environment on the religious occasion of Eid.
He said that JI would continue to serve masses. He also said that the collection of hides has raised 11 percent in first two days of the Eid as compare to the last year and a detailed report of all the three days would be reveled soon.
