[Transcript of Chairman Imran Khan's speech at Multan By-Election jalsa]

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I want to thank the people of Multan for this grand welcome despite the intense heat. I am not here just to address a Jalsa for a by election; this is a battle of ideologies. On one side stands Naya Pakistan, on the other side are the people who Shah Mehmood Qureshi mentioned as patrons of power since the 1970s.

The country where the most of the wealth should have been spent on its people, has remained far behind on human development index. Nations progress when capital is spent on its people; where money spent on education, on creating employment.

Time & again, from the container, I told you that God says: I will not help a nation till it helps itself.

For two months people of KP gave a dharna outside my residence; today they have all gone back satisfied. Can anyone give a dharna outside Nawaz Sharif’s residence? There are 2000 police officials outside his residence.

Consider the by election on 21st as a form of protest to register your vote against unfulfilled promises. Has load shedding decreased? Have electricity prices not doubled? Have you gotten education, health, clean water? Pakistan is the country where children die of drinking dirty water, women die while giving birth. Money is being spent on the metro, if this was spent on education, on health, on farmers, it would benefit you. The metro has ruined Islamabad & Rawalpindi while children are dying of rat bites in hospitals.

LB elections are to be held KP at the end of this month. Development funds will go straight to local districts. Every district will decide where it will spend its provincial finance award; the CM will not decide. Similarly decisions of Multan should be made by the people of Multan. Why your decisions should be made in Lahore?

I feel proud that KP police has become a model institution. In Karachi the police s politicized, involved in money making. Restoring peace in Karachi in the long term is not the job of Rangers, it is the job of the police. When PTI took over KP, 700 police officials had been killed due to militancy. Today, crime rates down by 60%. Crime rate in Punjab is soaring; and IG Punjab today was more concerned about a tussle with PTI workers. IG Punjab, are you faithful to the people of Pakistan or do your loyalties lie with the Sharif Kingdom?

I am immensely proud of my nation for standing by us for, 126 days of dharna. Together, you made the establishment of the Judicial Commission possible. Salute to those who lost their lives during the course of this struggle .You have made this accountability possible.

126,000 extra ballot papers were printed in Saad Rafique’s constituency, 80,000 in captain Safdar’s. PMLN says that there were extra ballots in constituencies where PTI won. Shame on you that you still couldn't win.

I am waiting anxiously for NA122 case to proceed in the tribunal tomorrow; be ready. It will be another wicket knocked down. As the proceedings for NA122 case begin, many things will come to light. We demanded scrutiny of four constituencies. If two years ago they had opened those up, there would have been no need for a Dharna.

Till your votes are not respected, and are stolen, there will never be any respect for the ordinary man.

I had already won other seats; did I need another constituency? I took a stand for the respect of your vote. If you did not stand for your votes and mandate with me, how would we ever see real democracy prevail in Pakistan? After this judicial commission probe, at the very least no one will have the freedom to rig another election.

Use your vote on the 21st to defeat the ideology of this monarchy, this Kingdom. Register your protest. Have they fulfilled their promises in two years? Have they done anything for your benefit? Vote on the 21st as a protest against unfulfilled promises. Tabdeeli aa nahi rahi, tabdeeli aa gayee hai.



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