Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Emir Sirajul Haq said on Tuesday that the Senate resolution seeking a delay in the general elections is against the constitution.
Addressing the press conference, Haq said, “It is sad to hear that the Senate resolution has been passed in a bid to delay the general elections.”
He took a jibe at the political opponents, saying, “All the political parties had ruled for the last years, but each one of them had disappointed the masses.”
Haq made it clear that his party wants an election in the country on February 8.
– Attempt to derail democracy –
Few days back, Haq said that seeking a delay in the forthcoming general elections was an ''attempt to derail'' democracy.
Reacting to the Senate resolution, Haq said, ''Who would steer the democracy in the right direction if an attempt was made to derail it? Postponing the elections due to the fear of unrest is tantamount to surrendering before the miscreants.''
He urged the need for timely and transparent elections in the country, saying, ''It is the fundamental right of the masses to elect representatives at will.''
Haq made it clear that his party wants transparent polls on February 8.
