Summary Says rulers will be responsible for 'consequences' if he is arrested or long march is blocked.
LAHORE: Talking to media persons here at head office at Model Town, Minhajul Quran Chief Allama Tahirul Qadri said federal and Punjab governments were using undemocratic tactics to thwart the long march.
He said if long march was obstructed, the crowd would not remain under his control and government would be responsible for the resulting chaos.
Punjab government was harassing the transporters and forcing them to cancel bookings for the march, he said.
All MPAs in Punjab have been assigned the duty to stop the participants of long march in thier respective constituencies, he added.
He said his workers had informed him that containers were in being placed on Islamabad roads to block peacefyk protesters.
Similarly, government of Punjab is planning to block main roads in the province leading to Islamabad.
An international media firm has been hired to start a psychological campaign against the long march and to propagate that this march was foreign-funded.
Government is trying to create anarchy in the country, he said.
To a question about the rumours of his house-arrest, he said he could be arrested but not the millions of his workers.
He said his workers had informed him that government was blocking roads in Islamabad.
The leaders of Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslameen also were present in the press conference. They have announced that their activists would take part in the long march on January 14.
