Gujranwala
PML-N leader Khurram Dastgir warned on Saturday that they will hold the opposition rally scheduled for Oct 16 in Gujranwala on GT Road if permission isn’t granted for organising the public meeting at Jinnah Stadium. Khurram gave this statement just a day after Prime Minister Imran Khan said that the opposition leaders would end up in prison if they violated the law during the upcoming anti-government movement.
They gave application for the second time to get permission but no reply had so far been given by the district administration, Khurram told media persons after a meeting with the deputy commissioner. The PML-N leader was talking about the rally planned by the recently-formed Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) which is going to hold a series of gatherings across the country in October, November and December as part of the mass-contact drive against the government.
The opposition leaders had announced last month at an All Parties Conference held in Islamabad that they would resort to a long march if the PTI government failed to resign and announce fresh general elections.
Meanwhile, tendering resignations from the assemblies is also one of the options being considered by the opposition alliance to force the removal of incumbent setup. Khurram said the first application was submitted on Oct 3 with another one presented as a reminder on Oct 9 (Friday).—INP
