Plunderers won’t find refuge anywhere : Siraj ul Haq

Lahore: Ameer, Jamaat e Islami, Pakistan, Senator Sirajul Haq, has said that those named in the Panama leaks won’t find refuge in the US, London and even in Panama, and added that the JI would chase the plunderers of national wealth everywhere.

He was addressing the kiln workers at Sheikhupura in a show of solidarity with the labourers on May Day.  He had lunch with the workers and also talked to the media on the occasion.

Siraj ul Haq said that whenever there was demand for the recovery of the looted money, voices were raised that democracy was in danger. He however added that the JI was not against democracy, it was only against loot and plunder.

The JI chief appealed to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to head the enquiry Commission in order to steer the country out of the present crisis because the nation did not have confidence in anybody else.

He said that those who ruling the country had their hearts in London and Panama and added that the workers would have to rise against the prevailing system based on tyranny and exploitation.“If the rulers want to shed off the extra fat on their body, they should spend a few days with the workers instead of visiting London,” he remarked. He asked federal and provincial ministers what steps they had taken for the welfare of the workers so far.

Sirajul Haq said that the country was being run by international thieves who were transferring abroad the money by the workers through hard labour. He said that those hiding their wealth could not be well wishers of the poor.

The JI chief said that some Opposition leaders showing great sympathy with the poor also had offshore companies and said that they too would have to account for their wealth along with the rulers.

He said that those representing the workers did not know even the basic problems of the poor. Secular ladies working for the western NGOs sitting in air conditioned offices claimed to represent the Pakistani women working at kilns and farms.

He said that the common worker lived from hand to mouth even after working round the clock whereas the rulers living on public taxes gave more importance to their  horses and pet dogs than the poor labourers.

He said that the constitution ensured provision of basic necessities of life to every citizen but the workers and labourers did not get basic health and education for their children.

Sirajul Haq demanded that minimum pay for a worker be Rs. Twenty thousand and  minimum pension for industrial workers should be Rs. Ten thousand in view of the prevailing price level.

The JI chief was given a rousing welcome on reaching Sheikhupura.

JI Secretary General, Liaqat Baloch expressed solidarity with the workers by having breakfast with the labourers at Akbar Chowk. Speaking on the occasion, he demanded that the common workers should be given the facility of social security.