The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) on Tuesday denounced the nationwide protests on September 29 (Sunday) against the exorbitant electricity bills.
According to details, JI Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said: “The protests will be held at all the district headquarters. The referendum will also be done on whether to pay the bills or not.”
“The protests will be held nationwide for the fulfillment of the demands,” he said.
“Haq Do Awami Tehreek reaches new phase. This movement is all about providing the masses with their rights and relief,” he said.
“This movement is all about providing relief to the masses. The government had given the proposal, which was suitable for the implementation.”
“The masses have been compelled to pay heavy amounts to the IPPs,” he said.
– JI, govt agreement points revealed –
Earlier, the points of agreement between Jamaat-e-Islami and the government had been revealed as the government agreed to reduce taxes on the salaried class by ‘all possible means’.
The government also agreed that the price per unit of electricity will be reduced in the next month and a half. “An effective system of income tax on landlords, and landholders will be established,’ the agreement reads.
The sound system and other equipment at the site were also removed from the site. On July 26, Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) commenced its planned sit-in in Islamabad, with a large number of workers gathering at I-8 on the Islamabad Expressway.
The sit-in, led by party leader Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman, began with a short address by him at 26 Number. In his speech to the assembled crowd, Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman condemned the actions of the Punjab Police, who reportedly raided the homes of JI workers in an attempt to disrupt the protest.
He posed a rhetorical question to the government, asking if they believed such tactics would end the sit-in.
