Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami, Pakistan, Senator Sirajul Haq has said that the judiciary would have to decide cases within minimum possible time in order to restore the people's confidence in them. He was addressing the central office bearers of the party on Saturday. Sirajul Haq said that government interference in the state institutions should come to an end to ensure independent decision making. He said the elite of the country thought themselves above accountability as only the poor and the common people were brought to accountability.

Terming politics as "Table tennis" for the politicians", the JI chief said that the wealthy reached the assemblies after spending billions in elections and then minted trillions through corruption. On the other hand, the masses were finding it hard to make both ends meet.

He said that the ruling elite were a state within the state wherein they had their own laws and the state law did not apply there. He said the VIPs had done great harm to democracy and when their interests were in danger, they cried out that democracy was in danger. Sirajul Haq said that the democratic system could get roots only if no one was above the law and there were no discrimination. He said the JI had repeatedly demanded of the Election Commission to complete electoral reforms before the 2018 polls and the use of wealth in elections must be monitored. However, he said, there was no move from the Election Commission in this direction.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2017