HYDERABAD: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Maulana Fazalur Rehman said on Friday that the government's efforts to amend or repeal the Hudood Ordinance (HO) was a conspiracy to divide the opposition and warned that the government would face the wrath of the people if it attempted to change the Hudood Ordinances. "The Hudood Ordinance contains laws provided by the Quran that are now a part of Pakistan's law. I warn the rulers that if they try to amend these laws, the Muslims of this country will not let them continue their rule," Fazl said. He was addressing over 5,000 people gathered at Hyderabad Station Road as the MMA kicked off its anti-Musharraf campaign called "Tehreek-e-Nijaat". The rally lasted 4 hours and raised slogans against the US, UK, India, Israel and the Musharraf-led government.
Fazl said the rulers were falsely claiming that women were facing a lot of injustices due to the Hudood laws. "It is our duty to protect Islamic laws." He also objected to the reconstitution of the Council of Islamic Ideology (CCI) claiming that the people chosen, as its members, didn't represent their religious groups. "Only secular Maulvis are appointed in the reconstituted CCI, they are not even recognised by their own religious groups."