He said, "We will hold anti-government protest and a sit-in at D-Chowk in the federal capital peacefully." He said that children should not participate in the protest. "We will hold protest peacefully which is our democratic right." The government would be responsible if it commits any mistake to arrest the leaders or to sabotage the protest, he said.
The JUI-F leader said, "Our state institutes are nervous and in trepidation on the announcement of 'Azadi March' and sit-in of the JUI-F. We are not against the institutions and we respect them."
Answering a question, he said that the JUI-F did not appeal to seminaries for participating in 'Azadi March.' "The PTI government is showing trepidation on the announcement of sit-in at D-Chowk," he said.
Answering another question, Haideri said if JUI-F leadership is arrested and the workers come out on the roads then it would be difficult for the government to control the situation.
Meanwhile, Maulana Haideri filed an application to Islamabad chief commissioner for seeking permission to hold anti-government protest campaign 'Azadi March' and a sit-in at D-Chowk in the federal capital.
According to the application, protest is a democratic and constitutional right of an opposition party so the JUI-F should be allowed to hold 'Azadi March' in Islamabad.
Maulana Haideri said in the application: "JUI-F is going to hold 'Azadi March' on October 27, 2019 at D-Chowk, Islamabad, by exercising its democratic and constitutional right under the Articles 16 and 17 of the Constitution of Pakistan against the incumbent government."