Govt of Form 47 has no right to amend the Constitution: Hafiz Naeemur Rehman
Says amendments were not made for country & nation but for interests of a few families
LAHORE ( WEB NEWS )
Emir Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Engineer Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has said that the entire country is currently echoing the 27th Amendment, after this, the 28th, 29th, and 30th amendments will also come, but even after all these amendments, the rulers will not be able to escape the grip of the law.
Hafiz Naeemur Rehman expressed these thoughts while speaking at the Lahore Press Club’s program “Meet the Press.” On this occasion, Acting President of the Lahore Press Club Afzal Talib, Secretary Zahid Abid, members of the governing body, and Deputy Secretary Information Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan, Sajid Namus were also present.
Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said that Jamaat-e-Islami rejected all such amendments. The time is near when these amendments will be reversed, and sovereignty belongs only to Allah; no individual is exempt from accountability, he said.
Those who make and get the amendments passed are all the same. Whether it is the PML-N, the PPP, or the MQM — they are all allies of one another, he said, adding the PPP and MQM have been together in Karachi for 40 years. When the democratic rights of the people are snatched, disappointment and anarchy spread among the masses, and in such a situation, not the government but the state will be responsible, he said. There is a system of oppression in the country, and it has become a stick in the hands of the powerful. Jamaat-e-Islami’s ‘Ijtima-e-Aam’ is the starting point of a movement to change this system, he said.
Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said that if the rulers close the doors of justice, then courts will be held in streets, leading to anarchy. If governments begin to be formed through Form-47, then the public will lose trust in democracy, he furthered. Speaking about local body elections in Punjab, he said that even greater irregularities than horse-trading may emerge as a result of these elections. “What kind of system is this,” he asked, “where non-party elections are held first, and then elected individuals are told to join political parties?” He said that Jamaat-e-Islami would raise its voice against these non-party elections.
He said that local body and students’ union elections are the nurseries of democracy, but the government has imposed a ban on elections of students’ and labor unions, which has led to the failure of democratic institutions in the country. He added that had Jamaat-e-Islami continued to contest elections independently rather than entering alliances, it would today be a major political force. Alliances would be good if they were free of deceit, but in Pakistan this does not happen. Jamaat-e-Islami has now decided to talk to political parties, but will contest elections under its own electoral symbol.
He said that the Constitution provides complete guidance regarding elections, but it is not implemented. Speaking on the issue of Palestine, Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said that Pakistan should speak about one state — a single Palestinian state — and this has been their stance from day one.
The Emir Jamaat-e-Islami said that from November 21 to 23, millions of people from across the country will gather at the Minar-e-Pakistan grounds with a firm resolve to make Pakistan a true Islamic and democratic state, and the movement to change the system will begin. He said that more than 200 representative delegations from 40 countries will participate in the congregation. This ‘Ijtima-e-Aam’ will be the largest in Pakistan’s history, with hundreds of thousands of women also taking part.