Hizb-e-Wahdat Islami
01/20/2004
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Haji Mohaqiq along with hundreds of supporters arrived in Lyce Hibibiya at 10am which is one of the voter registration centers. He registered himself as a voter of the 3rd district of Kabul, karte-char. After registering, he answered questions from BBC, VOA and Radio Azadi correspondents.

Ustad Mohaqiq has also announced that he will be a probable candidate in the upcoming presidential elections and that he will be one of the strong contestants. He said that “As a Hazara and a citizen of Afghanistan, I also have the right to ask my fellow ethnic Afghans to vote for me.” He followed by saying “I am going to prove that being Hazara is no longer crime in this country and one Hazara can also contest for the presidency of Afghanistan."

Ustad Haji Mohaqiq's reactions after voter registration:

He was asked by Ahmad Behzad, correspondent of Radio Azadi after registering himself to vote:
How do u feel about the voter registration and what is your message for the people? (Behzad, Radio Azadi)

(Ustad Mohaqiq): “I feel very excited and now I’ve got my ID card as a voter who is going to vote for the betterment of our country hopefully in the near future. My message to the people is this, that they should enlist their name as a voter on the huge scale and no one should ignore this. I feel it is the religious and national duty of all the people to register their name on the voter list because they should have a very active role in this process as they play an active and vital role in the war against terrorism and the barbaric Taliban.”

What characteristics should the future president of Afghanistan have? (Behzad)

(Ustad Mohaqiq): I think the future president of Afghanistan should have the following characteristics:

1. He should be Muslim and respect Islamic and human values.

2. He should not be involved in any activities against the people’s vote who fought against Communism and terrorism. Also, he should not try to destroy the image of the mujahideen with the pretext of warlordism. He should respect these people and their sacrifices.

3. There should not be differences between his words and action and the future president of Afghanistan should fulfill all his promises and commitments.

4. He should not differentiate the citizens of Afghanistan.

5. He should believe in democracy in real manners and should be clean from all types of discriminations.

6. The future president of Afghanistan should respect the Bonn agreement which recognizes the political, ethnical, religious and lingual pluralism in Afghanistan and follow the outlines of this setup on that bases.

VOA correspodent Abbass Agah asked: We've heard that you are also contesting the election for presidentcy in Afghanistan?

(Ustad Mohaqiq): A huge circle of intellectuals and mujahideen are encouraging to contest the election. I think there is no other obstacle in this regards. The constitution allows me to do so and now with the blessings of God there is national unity in Afghanistan. I as a proud Hazara will be a candidate for the presidential elections and I ask our other brotherly ethnic Afghans to vote for me. The other reason for me running for president is that I want to prove that being Hazara is no longer crime in this country and one Hazara can contest the presidential election.

Ahmad Behzad (Azadi Radio): We have been hearing the news of reshuffling of the cabinet in the government. Do u have any information about this and what is your views on this?

(Ustad Mohaqiq): I don’t have any information about any changes in the cabinet but in my personal view this is not important to me. The Ministry is just a tool to serve the people and you can serve the people by a lot of other means.

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