Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Sirajul Haq has said that the political parties have once again issued tickets to oppressive feudal lords and corrupt capitalists. Talking to different delegations at Mansoora, he said that those who should be held accountable were being awarded tickets. He said that in the given conditions, it was a major test of the caretaker set-up to hold fair, free and transparent elections. Siraj said that the parties which had been in power many a time, had again fielded those candidates who were responsible for all the problems in the country. He urged the masses not to be misled by the traditional politicians and instead support the MMA in order to wipe out corruption and to ameliorate the lot of the masses. The JI chief said that the MMA had not issued tickets to any corrupt person and none of its candidates was involved in corruption or commissions. He said that the key to change was with the voter. He said that the fictitious claims of development of the outgoing rulers had kept the masses in the dark. “Misleading advertisements costing billions were issued to newspapers and channels but all these proved false immediately after the change of the government.” The JI chief said that the prolonged load shedding was hitting the people during the month of Ramazan and the faithful observing fast were unable to procure water for ablution in mosques. He said that the numerous problems being faced by the masses could not be solved without the evolution of a welfare Islamic state. Meanwhile, caretaker Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Justice (r) Dost Muhammad contacted the JI chief by phone. The two leaders discussed the political situation with reference to the elections. The JI chief expressed good wishes for the caretaker chief minister. Published in Daily Times, June 10th 2018.