MANDI BAHAUDDIN - Social circles including human rights organisations have welcomed the public gathering of Minhajul Quran movement held at Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore.
Congratulating Tahir Qadri and workers of Minhajul Quran movement for arranging the historical gathering, Human Rights Forum Chairman Raja Sarwar said that the gathering had thrilled the downtrodden and deprived classes and gave them a hope for a positive change in the country. Society for Human Amity Peace and Education President Mian Zahid Sharif paid tributes to Tahir Qadri for raising slogan "Siasast nahein Riasat Bachoe" and said this slogan had exposed the rulers who had been playing politics to promote and protect their own interests at the cost of the public.
Secretary Human Rights Forum Syed Tanveer Naqvi said that the philosophy of "save the state not politics" was a true reflection of feelings of public at large and this slogan carries weight.
Javaria Sadaf, a women rights activist said that the meeting of Minhajul Quran at Lahore had given a severe jolt to the rulers and other politicians belonging to feudal and capitalist class. Noteen Rafique of Aurat Foundation praised Minhajul Quran and said change would gain speed for a democratic revolution after the event.