PML-N plans counterweight to PTI rally

NA session on no confidence motion to be held after March 27

LAHORE:

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) unveiled on Monday its counterplans after the ruling party announced a rally of 1 million people in the D-Chowk of the federal capital before the no-trust vote.

The PML-N Punjab President Rana Sanaullah, party spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb and senior party leader Saad Rafique said that the party would hold its own rally to counter the PTI’s gathering and asked the party workers to prepare for reaching the venue on a 10-minute notice.

The joint opposition filed the no-confidence motion against the prime minister on March 8. Since then, political temperature rose sharply in the country. PTI’s Senator Faisal Javed said that PTI rally would be held on March 27, ahead of the voting on the no-confidence motion.

The party’s provincial leadership had asked all the workers and office-bearers to prepare for reaching Islamabad at any time. The party had also set up committees in every division, district and tehsil to make arrangements for transport, food and tents for the workers.

The PML-N would hold rally in D-Chowk, PML-N Punjab President Rana Sanaullah said in a directive to the party office-bearers “Get ready to reach D-Chowk in Islamabad. PML-N will show strength in D-Chowk, therefore, move towards D-Chowk as soon as the party gives the call,” he added.

In a separate statement, Aurangzeb, the PML-N spokesperson, said that the “corrupt gang” had announced a public rally on March 27 but they would not be able to gather even 10 people, much less than 1 million.

“The elected prime minister stood up in the public and made fun of the poor. The people suffer because of the loot and plunder of your mafia. You ruined the economy, increased national debt by Rs22,000 billion,” she added.

Senior PML-N leader Khawaja Saad Rafique said that the people, including those belonging to the PTI, were fed up with Imran Khan’s policies. “No one wants to be with Imran Khan anymore,” Rafique said, adding that country could no longer run on patchwork.