Convener, Rehber Committee of opposition political parties, Akram Khan Durrani said that the governmental negotiation committee begged us to drop the demand of the resignation of Prime Minister Imran Khan, otherwise, they were ready to accept all demands of the opposition parties.
Addressing the participants of the sit-in of the opposition parties organised under the Plan-B of the protest movement, he said that the Rehber Committee is still stick to its demand of the resignation of the prime minister and will to do so.
Those present on the occasion included Zahid Akram Khan Durrani MNA, Zafar Azam Khattak MPA, Mufti Said Janan, former Tehsil Nazim, Malik Ihsan, Inayatullah Khan, Malik Aslam Khan, Syed Kamal Shah, Malik Naeem Khan Menakhel, president, All Transport Southern District, Haji Maqbool Zaman Awan, Malik Hameed Khan, Malik Rafiullah Khano and others.
He claimed that both the oligarch government and incompetent Prime Minister Imran Khan were ready to tendering apology from Maulana Fazlur Rehman. He rejected the allegations of the foreign funding for the Azadi Million March and said that neither they had received any kind of fund nor they had demanded funds from anyone.
Dr Durrani, who is also opposition leader in KP Assembly, said that their Azadi Million March continued for fifteen days and gave the message of peace to the world. He said that unlike the sit-in of PTI they had not inflicted any loss to the country.
He said that they are peaceful people and through staging peaceful Azadi Million March had proved it. The JUI-F stalwart said that they are awaiting a signal from their leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman and they are ready to follow whatever directives are given by him.
He said that people from all walks of life had participated in the Azadi Million March and they are extending thanks to them. He said that their workers have rendered sacrifices in the march and without feeling any concern for cold and hot succeeded it and now time had arrived to make Plan-B successful like Plan-A.
He urged the party workers to not lose their courage as they had won the battle.
He said that keeping in view the difficulties faced by the people and trading community, the central committee of the party has decided to keep roads open during night. However, it will remain closed during the day.
He said that they do not believe in creating difficulties for the people and they are fighting battle of their rights. He said that in case of signal by the leader they will jam the wheel of the national economy.
The opposition leader messaged the workers that in case of emergency allow passage of vehicles, saying feeling the hardships of others is the manifesto of their political party.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2019