JI doing politics of agitation, says Sharjeel Memon
Pakistan
The senior provincial minister said that JI was told to protest peacefully but not to enter the red zone, adding its workers tried to enter the Sindh Assembly.
KARACHI (Dunya News) – Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon has said Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) is doing politics of agitation and blocking roads, creating inconvenience for the citizens.
In a statement issued here on Saturday, the Sindh minister claimed that he had told Jamaat-e-Islami that entry into the red zone was not allowed.
Sharjeel Inam Memon said that angry Jamaat-e-Islami workers entered the red zone and pelted stones. Sindh Police and local administration were in contact with Jamaat-e-Islami, he added.
The senior provincial minister said that JI was told to protest peacefully but not to enter the red zone, adding its workers tried to enter the Sindh Assembly.
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Sharjeel Inam Memon said, “Who is Munem Zafar to take law into his own hands? The closure of roads affects ordinary citizens.”
He said the government will hold talks but JI should watch its behaviour, adding the party doing politics of chaos.
It has brought bad luck to eight towns in Karachi, the minister alleged.
Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) on Saturday announced staging protests at 10 locations in the City on Sunday (today), after police detained its over 10 activists.
Karachi JI Ameer Monem Zafar on Saturday announced that protests would be held at 10 locations across Karachi on Sunday (today) after police used force to stop party workers from staging a sit-in outside the Sindh Assembly.
