Much more agreed with government than what public knows, claims Rizvi

The leader of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Ya Rasool Allah, Khadim Hussain Rizvi, has made a startling revelation claiming that much more was agreed than what the public knows between themselves and the government in an agreement.

Rizvi is the cleric who had led the Faizabad sit-in and he was the representative from the group’s side when the Army brokered a deal between the protestors and the government though a one-page agreement.

Even though the 21-day long sit-in ended due to that deal, the implications from it are yet to be seen. The cleric claims the public does not know the entire extent of the agreement reached between the group and the government.

The one-page agreement which was made public mentions the law minister’s resignation, making the Raja Zafarul Haq-led committee’s inquiry report public, the release of all detained protesters and withdrawal of criminal cases against them, and the government taking responsibility to pay for the damage caused during the three weeks of protests.

The last point of the agreement refers to a separate accord between the protesters and the Punjab government and says all things agreed in the accord will also be implemented.

Rizvi claims that the demands in the second accord have also been accepted but they have not been made public.

Rizvi claimed it had been agreed with the government that persons convicted of blasphemy would get no relaxation and neither would such people be allowed to go abroad. Another thing he claimed had been agreed was that Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah would appear before a board of clerics to clarify his position with regard to his alleged pro-Ahmedi remarks. This board, led by Rizvi’s deputy Pir Afzal Qadri, will decide Rana Sanaullah’s fate.

Rizvi said it had also been agreed that the government would take his party’s input to include more religious content in school and college curricula. Other demands he claimed had been met included making it easier to lodge blasphemy cases, and relaxation on use of loudspeakers in mosques.

The cleric also said that the government should make all-out efforts for the release of Aafia Siddiqui.

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