In his first speech on National Assembly (NA) floor after elections 2024, JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Monday questioned the ‘legitimacy’ of the incumbent parliament, saying that they have compromised on principles and “sold the democracy”, VOS News reported.
Expressing concerns over state of representation in Pakistan, Fazlur Rehman asked is this really a people’s representative parliament. “Governments are formed in palaces and bureaucrats decided who would be the Prime Minister,” he alleged.
“How long will we continue to compromise? How long will we seek help from external forces for being elected as a lawmaker,” Maulana Fazl questioned.
He noted that rigging took place in the 2018 elections, against which the public mobilized and achieved success. The rigging in the 2024 elections, he said, is even more shameful, as it resulted in bringing fake representatives into power.
Fazl alleged that general elections in 2018 were rigged and the same drama was repeated in the February 8 elections. “How can our conscience be clear when sitting in this assembly, as both the losers and winners are not satisfied.”