LAHORE: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Emir Sirajul Haq has criticised the Sharif brothers for what he called adopting a “Mughal style of governance” and destroying democratic institutions in the country by running them on “unconstitutional” lines.

He was speaking at the inauguration of an educational institute here on Wednesday.

Siraj said until bifurcation of society into haves and have-nots, and oppressors and oppressed was not eliminated and a justice-based governance system established the country could not progress.

The Jamaat leader further said the current system was based on exploitation of the poor due to which the rich were getting richer and the poor becoming poorer.

He added that incidents of mothers jumping into canals with children and fathers killing dear ones out of hunger were a matter of shame for society and the government.

The JI chief said it was unfortunate that the federal budget protected interests of the rich and ignored the poor.

Published in Dawn, June 11th, 2015

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