JI protests inflation, unemployment and foreign funds

Party's regional chief condemns Centre for 'antipublic budget

KARACHI:

Jamat-e-Islami (JI) staged on Sunday a massive protest at New M.A Jinnah Road under the country-wide protests being held on the call of JUI Chief Siraj-ul-Haq.

Hundreds of people demonstrated and shouted slogans against the 'flawed' policies of the government, inflation, unemployment and the International Monetary Fund and World Bank 'slavery'.

JUI-Karachi Chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said while addressing the protestors that the people from Karachi to Chitral were protesting the injustice of the government. He said that a budget isn't considered a public friendly budget unless it directly impacts the people and their households in a positive way.

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"The expenditure is increasing while the income is decreasing for the people with every passing day," said Rehman. He claimed that the new budget didn't mention that the electricity and petrol rates will surge in every 15 days.

Rehman criticized that Asad Umar claimed before taking office as the Federal Minster for Planning and Development that the price of electricity would reduce to half while now with him a federal minister, the people are paying double the bills against their electricity consumption.

The country is being ruled by different mafias in turns, who exploit the citizens and their rights, he professed, adding that on contrary, JI's struggle was the struggle of economic revolution and the change in system.

JI-Karachi Vice Chief Raja Arif Sultan, Vice Chief Dr Osama Razi, Secretary Munam Muzaffar Khan, also spoke on the occasion.