Shafqat Mahmood slams Fazlur Rehman’s ‘use of madressah students’ to fill up PDM’s rallies

Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood, in a tweet on Sunday, slammed Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman for using madressah students to fill up the alliance’s “failed rallies”, saying the move is “condemnable”.

“I hope that the [relevant organisations] take note of this practice and save the students from being used as fodder to fuel their politics,” he said.

مولانا فضل الرحمان کی جانب سے مدارس کے طلباء کو پی ڈی ایم کے ناکام جلسوں کو بھرنے کے لئے استعمال کرنا انتہائی قابل مذمت ہے ۔ مجھے امید ہے کہ اتحاد تنظیمات مدارس اور دیگر وفاق اس امر کا نوٹس لیں گے اور مدارس کے طلباء کو سیاسی ایندھن کے طور پر استعمال ہونے سے بچائیں گے۔

— Shafqat Mahmood (@Shafqat_Mahmood) January 3, 2021

The PDM has been organising rallies since October with a view to oust the government, with the latest one held in Bahawalpur Sunday, where many youth holding the JUI-F flag were seen.

At a past occasion, Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry had issued a similar statement, criticising the PPP and PML-N for making use of religious parties to lend impetus to the opposition’s cause.