Imran accuses govt of 'stifling' voices of critics

PTI chairman says govt wants to curb constitutional rights of masses

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan accused the federal government on Monday of using means to "stifle the voices" of its opponents.

In a meeting with women lawyers, Imran alleged that his government was ousted through an alleged conspiracy in violation of the Constitution.

He claimed that the "clear ruling of the speaker, powers of the governor and the president, and sovereign of parliament were axed" for the success of this alleged conspiracy.

Imran further claimed that the government wanted to curb the "constitutional and democratic rights" of the masses. He said the government was resorting to the "worst possible ways" to stifle the voices of its critics in media and politics.

He said the nation was "ready to fight" against this government and added that the federal government will have nowhere to hide when he would announce his call for the march on Islamabad. The date for the much-touted march of the PTI will be announced by Imran on May 20.

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Last week, he had said that at least three million people would descend on Islamabad on his call despite all possible barriers in their way. "I will give a date for the long march after May 20… you have to join my long march to Islamabad for 'real freedom',” he had said during a rally.

'Plot' to kill Imran

Similarly, Imran also claimed that there was a plot to kill him. “I got to know a few days ago that a conspiracy was being hatched against me behind closed doors… conspirators are confused now as to how to get rid of me,” the PTI chairman told a charged crowd in Faisalabad.

Imran had said that he had recorded a video of all those elements involved in the alleged United States-backed conspiracy against him “so that if anything happens to me people should know about them (conspirators)”.

“If people see this video then they should make sure that all those I have named should be brought before the court,” he had added.

However, in light of the claims made by Imran, the government has deployed over 120 personnel for the security of the PTI chairman and his Bani Gala house.