LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Pakistan, Ameer Senator Sirajul Haq has said that the martial laws promulgated in the country in the years 1958, 1977, and 1999 had adversely obstructed the establishment of the rule of law and the supremacy of the constitution.
Talking to media persons outside the Parliament House on Monday, Sirajul Haq said that unfortunately, the adventurers who abrogated the constitution were never punished. He demanded that there should no compromise on the punishment laid down for the abrogation of the constitution and the national leadership should adopt a categorical stance over it.
He said that former military dictator, Pervez Musharaf had ambushed the democratic government on the October 12, 1999, and the seven-point agenda presented by him had plunged the country into terrorism, lawlessness. The country had to surrender to international terrorism and face a prolonged war for the defense of the country’s geographical and ideological borders. He said that Musharraf’s period was the period of turmoil during which the superior judiciary was ambushed.
The JI chief said it was unfortunate that there were separate laws for the rich and the poor. If a common citizen committed a crime, he was promptly punished for that. However, he said that, every effort was made to save the rich from punishment. Similarly, he said, the localities of the poor were without basic civic facilities while the localities of the posh localities had all the facilities of life. He said the JI wanted to end this discrimination.
Commenting on the by election from NA 122, Sirajul Haq said that the political parties should change their attitude and prefer their common workers over the wealthy so that corruption could be curtailed and the poor workers got their share in the government. He said that the Election Commission should not behave as a toy and should assert its powers. He said that the election expenditure should be thoroughly monitored and audited to discourage unnecessary spending.
