LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid on Thursday filed a resolution in the Punjab Assembly condemning Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah for his recent controversial remarks.

The resolution filed by PML-Q parliamentary leader Moonis Elahi said the law minister’s statement in favour of a religious minority amounted to treason.

The resolution further said the Punjab Assembly expressed grave concern over Rana Sana’s controversial statement that hurt the sentiments of the Muslims. “This inexcusable statement of Sana is against the constitution and it is not acceptable to anyone,” it said.

The House, says the resolution, demanded that the government immediately call an explanation of the law minister for his comments.

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Activists of Tehrik Khatm-i-Nabuwat and four other religious parties on Thursday took out a rally at Lakar Mandi and chanted slogans against Rana Sanaullah.

They announced that quite a number of activists of many religio-political parties would protest in the city after Friday prayers. Among the parties are Tehrik Khatum-e-Nabuwat, Jamaat Ahle Hadith, Pakistan Awami Tehrik and Jamaat Ahle Sunnat.

Maulana Muhammad Akram Toofani and Ziaullah Sania in a press conference hit out at the law minister who, they said, had betrayed his ignorance of the constitutional clause about the status of the religious minority. They said all religious parties were one on the issue and would launch a movement against Rana Sanaullah and his supporters.

Qari Abdul Waheed and Riasat Ali Ferozi said earlier there were efforts to change the clause of oath in the election bill.

The Jamaat-i-Islami also announced that it would present a resolution in Friday congregations in the city mosques to condemn Rana Sanaullah’s recent remarks.

Reports said that soon after the call for protest police cracked down on leaders of these parties and arrested 15 of them. Some activists and prominent leaders got the scent of the police action and went into hiding.

Police higher-ups and district administration, however, denied arrest of any leader or activist. They said they would not let anyone spoil peace of the city.

Published in Dawn, October 13th, 2017