Jamaat-e-Islami announces to stage sit-ins across the country

Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Ameer Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has announced to launch nationwide sit-ins against inflation and IPPs contracts.

Addressing the sit-in protesters in Rawalpindi, the JI chief said that the sit-in is commencing outside the Governor’s House in Karachi.

He demanded reduction in the price of electricity and an audit of IPPs and gave two days to the government to meet the demands. We will observe solidarity days with Palestine and Kashmir on August 3 and 5, respectively.

He further said that the second round of talks could not be held between the government and Jamaat-e-Islami yesterday. The Jamaat-e-Islami has placed its 10 demands before the government committee, he added.

It should be noted that Jamaat-e-Islami’s sit-in is ongoing in Rawalpindi against inflation and IPPs contracts.

Earlier, Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has said that the electricity bills should be reduced in any case and asked the prime minister to tell how a person can run his house with Rs37,000 a month.

Addressing the ongoing sit-in in Rawalpindi today, Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said that no one wants to leave their homes and sit on the streets. When the parliament and institutions are not working, it is our right to protest under the constitution. In the current situation, there is no other way than peaceful political struggle, he added.

The JI chief said that the electricity bills are not only the problem of Jamaat-e-Islami but the whole country. Electricity bills should be reduced. How will a poor man pay the price of electricity? Shehbaz Sharif, tell me how a person can run his house with a minimum wage of Rs37,000 a month.

He further said that landlords and capitalists are making our decisions. The salaried class in Pakistan is paying more taxes than in India. There is an only way for the poor of the country to be part of the protest of Jamaat-e-Islami. Sudents, lawyers,  traders and industrialists are requested to be a part of this movement.