KARACHI, Nov 30: The parliamentary leader of the PML-N, Makhdoom Javed Hashmi, deploring the postponement of the provincial assembly session has called upon the democratic forces to boycott the national and provincial assemblies’ sessions till the Sindh PA session is convened and the majority is allowed to form a government.

Talking to reporters at a news conference held at a local hotel on Saturday, he said that the Alliance for Restoration of the Democracy (ARD) and other political parties should consider it along with the proposal to requisition the National Assembly session to discuss the denial of fundamental rights to the people of Sindh.

“This is not only an excess with Sindh but also with the Federation,” he said.

Mr Hashmi called upon the “military junta” to realize the gravity of the situation and avoid a direct clash with the people and democratic forces.

He alleged that the “junta” was pushing for a clash which the political forces had to the day tried to avert.

The PML-N leader said that his party was prepared to accept the responsibility for the wrongs committed in Karachi during its previous government. That included the decision to invite the military to enter the civilian institutions and launch an operation.

He said that the PML-N wanted to make the democratic traditions stronger and for that objective it considered the role of the people of Karachi very important.

Replying to a question Mr Hashmi said that the excesses were engineered by the hidden forces which had always manipulated against the civilian rulers.

About the no-go areas, he said that the rulers had for their own political gains turned a blind eye to the issue and had endangered peace in the city for the last three years.

He demanded of the government to categorically state what concessions it had given on the country’s nuclear and Kashmir policies as any compromise on the issues would not be acceptable.

Accusing the regime of rigging the transition to civilian government at all stages, he was nevertheless optimistic about the future saying that for the first time in 50 years a strong anti-establishment element had made its way to the assembly.

“The generals have lost the war, though small battles with democratic forces are still on. For the first time in 50 years the power structure is being challenged,” he said emphasizing the need for accepting in letter and spirit the supremacy of the Parliament.