Rulers clinging to power despite exposure by PanamaLeaks: Siraj

LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Senator Sirajul Haq said the people clinging to power despite exposure of their corruption had set the worst example of intransigence. All those whose names had been mentioned in the Panama leaks should have resigned from their offices till the issue was cleared through a transparent probe, he said while addressing a ceremony marking the appointment of new President and Secretary General of Kisan Board Pakistan on Saturday.

Nisar Ahmed Advocate became the new KBP chief in place of Sadiq Khan Khakwani. Arslan Khan Khakwani has been appointed Secretary General.  JI naib ameer Hafiz Muhammad Idrees and Mian Muhammad Aslam, JI Secretary General Liaqat Baloch and other leaders were also present.

Sirajul Haq said people from all walks of life were badly disappointed because of government policies. “Peasants, doctors, teachers and workers are holding rallies to press for the solution of their problems but the rulers are least bothered. The plight of farmers could not improve unless they were given due share in the income of the lands. Similarly, industrial workers must be given a share in the incomes of the industries,” he said and also called for lowering the tariff for agricultural tube wells to enable farmers irrigate their lands on time, and also for reducing the prices of agricultural inputs.

He said despite that Pakistan was an agricultural country, agriculture was on the verge of destruction due to nonpayment of crop prices and frequent hikes in prices of farm inputs. “The supply of irrigation water is shrinking due to which per acre yield of major crops has come down. Vast areas in south Punjab have been rendered barren due to water shortage. Yield of cotton, paddy, sugarcane and wheat has considerably reduced and if the situation remains the same, the country would have to beg for food from the world,” he feared.