Ruling elite doesn’t believe in supremacy of Constitution, judiciary: Siraj

ISLAMABAD: Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Senator Sirajul Haq said the ruling elite did not believe in supremacy of the Constitution and judiciary and accepted only those judicial decisions when were in their favour.

Talking to a delegation led by Azad Kashmir JI Chief Mushtaq Ahmed advocate here on Tuesday he said as long as supremacy of the judiciary was not accepted, the rule of law could not be established.

Sirajul Haq stressed that Indian Prime Minister Modi’s belligerence could be checked only by replying him in the same coin. The JI chief said that people of Gilgit and Baltistan had offered huge sacrifices for the liberation of Kashmir but they had not been rewarded for that. He said it was due to the sacrifices of these people that an area of 36 thousand sq. km was liberated from Indian hold.

He said the CPEC was passing through Gilgit and Baltistan but these areas had not been given due share as there was not a single industrial project in this area. He called for establishing industrial zones in these areas to remove the sense of deprivation among the local people.

Continuing, the JI chief said the rulers considered themselves above the law. Their criticism of judicial decisions showed that they did not like anyone to question them about their unlimited wealth and their resources of income.

He said electoral reforms were essential to ensure true democracy in the country. He said the elections could not be transparent without the accountability of plunderers. He called upon the Election Commission to ensure electoral reforms prior to the next elections. He suggested that all those named in the PanamaLeaks and other swallowing public money should be kept out of the electoral contest.