ISLAMABAD: Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Syed Khurshid Shah on Thursday said that although the Lahore High Court (LHC) had maintained that Imran Khan and his Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf do not proceed with their protest march, the government should not create hindrances in their way as protest was the democratic right of a political party.

Speaking to media representatives, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader said that Imran should not be stopped from leading the ‘Azadi’ march and the routes should not be blocked by containers.

Shah said he did not spot any containers in the federal capital apart from those in the capital's ‘Red Zone’.

The opposition leader said the demands put forth by Imran and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri were similar in nature.

While on the subject of rigging in the 2013 general elections and efforts for reconciliation brought forward by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Shah said the premier had shown political acumen by calling for the formation of a Supreme Court commission.

Shah said the Supreme Court could come up with a solution of the issue within the parameters of the Constitution.

The opposition leader termed Imran's demands for the setting up of a government of technocrats as a rap on the knuckles of politics and said that the Constitution did not endorse such measures.