LAHORE: PML-Q senior leader Pervaiz Elahi has said the ‘Azadi March’ will end only after sending Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif home.

“On Aug 14 everyone will be on the roads and reach their destination in Islamabad to oust the government,” he said while addressing party workers at his residence here on Wednesday.

Elahi said the PML-Q was actively taking part in the march.

“Our workers will take part in the protest march against the government from across the country. The rulers do not believe in justice, human rights and the Constitution. Even provision of food items and medicines in Minhajul Quran was being denied,” he claimed.

He said the rulers had first insulted people’s mandate through massive rigging in the 2013 elections and now they were insulting orders of the judiciary to remove containers from roads.

“The siege of Model Town was continuing like Gaza. We respect the judiciary and will continue to do so. There is no need to seek permission from anyone for revolution and freedom marches,” he added. Condemning Nawaz’s criticism of media, the senior PML-Q leader said they should review their attitude and thinking about the media.

“They regard the media as servant of Ittefaq Foundry,” he added.

Published in Dawn, August 14th, 2014

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