‘Voter’s sanctity comes first’

LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Liaqat Baloch Thursday said the slogan calling for upholding the sanctity of vote was being raised by ruling quarters with full force but it was a fact that past and present rulers had never given any sanctity to the voters.

Talking to different delegations at Mansoora, he said the people coming into power through vote had only pursued their personal interests at the cost of national interests. He said while the bank balances, properties and businesses of the rulers had increased tremendously the patriotic voters got nothing except to pay huge prices for the luxurious lifestyles of the ruling elite and bureaucracy.

Liaqat Baloch, who is also the Secretary General of MMA, said MMA was a substitute for those vying for continuing the status quo and it would restore the sanctity of the vote and respect of the voters.