GDA intensifies protest against ‘rigged’ general elections

Says police brutality against workers, especially women, will not be tolerated

KARACHI:

The Grand Democrats Alliance (GDA) has intensified its protest against the alleged massive rigging in the general election in the history of Pakistan.

In order to make the black day of February 27 a success across Sindh,

GDA Information Secretary Sardar Abdul Rahim has instructed the workers to keep their protest peaceful as usual. In case any obstacle is created then stage a sit-in there.

Sardar Rahim warned that police brutality against peaceful workers, especially women, will not be tolerated. If such a situation is created then all highways across Sindh would be blocked in protest.. "We will not allow arrest of our workers because we have a constitutional and legal right to protest and our protest will be peaceful. Now a lot of cruelty has happened, we are not going to be afraid of any terrifying tactics of Zardari League. We do not accept bogus and fraudulent election results. Our protest will only after the announcement of re-elections.

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The growing popularity of our movement across Sindh, including Karachi, can be gauged from the fact that all political parties, except the People's Party and the MQM, have gathered on the GDA platform. All our allied parties demand re-election," he said. GDA has announced to hoist black flag at all its organisational offices across Sindh including Karachi on Tuesday. Activists will stage protests in front of all the press clubs in the province by wearing black armbands.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 27^th, 2024.