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| TLP to contest by-polls, continue protests: Rizvi |
| 2018-08-08 |
| [DAWN] Converting most of his speech into prayers and cursing those who opposed "deen" (faith) in the recent elections ‐ meaning thereby the opponents of Tehrik-e-Labaik Pakistain ‐ the party chief, Khadim Hussain Rizvi, on Monday vowed to fight "for mandate of his party, which was stolen in the polls." Addressing a protest rally on The Mall, cut short by rain in the afternoon, Mr Rizvi, using his choicest Punjabi expletives, said that those who thought the TLP could be scared into submission were wrong in their calculations. "We are here (to stay) and would continue to fight till the end." Explaining the TLP strategy, which gave clues to things to come, he said the party knew that its mandate had been stolen and would act on two prongs to get its due right back; contest by-elections and continue to protest on the roads. "It (TLP) would not leave the field open for anyone. It would take part in by-elections and would do so better prepared," he announced. He asked the party workers to go and prepare for the by-elections. On the second prong, the TLP was convinced that the result transmission system (RTS) never crashed but was "made to crash" for stealing its mandate. "The LP would continue protesting till the end. It would take out a rally on August 12 in Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... and would return to the Lahore roads on August 14. Next protest plan would be announced after Karachi event and it will surely come," Mr Rizvi said. He demanded that the Election Commission should upload all Form 45 and 46 on its website so that people knew what had exactly happened in their constituencies. "It is also time for the election commissioner to either quit himself or be thrown out because he has failed to conduct free and fair elections." |
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