LAHORE: Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique Sunday said that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the country are a must for each other and the thinking of turning the nation against democracy will be defeated.

The statement was made during the minister's address with PML-N office-bearers from NA-125 in Lahore.

"PML-N always set records in terms of development works and national progress," he said. "Defending the constitution and the people's right to rule is our foremost duty."

Rafique said that national security and progress are linked to the rule of the constitution and continuity of democracy in the state.

He said their powers were curtailed for making the country a nuclear state in the past and bringing improvement in the economy in present times.

"This time CPEC, bringing load-shedding under control and fighting terrorism became Nawaz Sharif's crime," the minister said.

He urged workers to prepare themselves for "next stage of struggle" and foil efforts to delay general elections in the country.