Imran, Qadri misleading nation through lies: Saad

LAHORE: Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique has said that sit-in organisers are misleading the people by telling lies.

Talking to media at Punjab Food Festival, organised by a local hotel on Friday, Saad Rafique said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was visiting the United Nations with a limited delegation and PAT chairman Tahirul Qadri was giving false statements about the PM’s visit.

He said the sit-in parties including PTI and PAT should inform the nation about the sources of funds of billion of rupees which were being spent on protests and sit-ins in the capital.

The minister alleged Imran spent few hours in the sit-in and then went to his home at Bani Gala, adding the people who had come to Islamabad for getting resignation of the prime minister presented their resigns from the national assembly.

He questioned how could a leader bring revolution who himself feels smell from his workers.

He asked Imran and Qadri to participate in relief work for the restoration of flood affectees and Internal Displaced Persons.

Saad said Imran should answer the questions raised by Hanif Abbasi, Hameed Gul and Javaid Hashmi. He said after all London plan was accepted by sit-in leaders which was being rejected earlier. (APP)