LARKANA:PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has nominated his political secretary Jamil Soomro as party’s candidate to contest by-election on PS-11, Larkana-II, against the joint candidate of Grand Democratic Alliance.
The announced was made by him at the end of his address to the Workers Convention held at Garhi Khuda Bux late Sunday evening which was largely attended by party activists came from nearby districts. Bilawal said that anti-democratic forces do not digest provincial autonomy, economic rights of the provinces, 18th amendment for which we will have to fight against them to save the federation.
He said puppet rulers have attacked 18th amendment by frequently expressing their hate. He said due to failure of the Center provinces have become bankrupt and Sindh is facing 100 billion rupees loss. He said under the constitution, first right is always of the relevant provinces over natural resources but Center is depriving people of Sindh of gas royalty. Bilawal said PTI, GDA and MQM intend to separate the capital of Sindh and their alliance intend to occupy Karachi on the pretext of garbage but PPP will stand against them like a wall, he added.
He said it is thought that by putting our leadership in jails they will make us weak but he added we will not bow down our head before puppet government. He said we have faced tyrannies of Musharraf and Zia and are also prepared to bear the atrocities of puppet rulers. Bilawal said if anyone wants to leave BB Shaheed and Bhutto Shaheed’s caravan then he can go because we make government with the votes of the masses not like selected.
He said mandate of the people of Sindh is peoples party, arrow and Garhi Khuda Bux. He said we are ready to reply those who are economically murdering the masses. He said when Sindh is not bearing puppet prime minister then it will also not accept puppet chief minister. He said democracy was in danger yesterday and it is also in danger today. He said Maryam Nawaz and two members of FATA are in jails without any conviction. He said even now chief justice is saying that it is not accountability but revenge. Bilawal said in PTI budget taxes have been imposed for common men and billions of tax amenity has been given to capitalists. He said puppet government has rendered millions of people unemployed despite announcement to give jobs to one crore people. He said he is giving deadline that by end of this year current puppet government should be sent home by selectors or else we will come to Islamabad and send them back to their houses, he warned. He appealed to workers to complete century of party seats by voting in favour of Jamil Soomro. Nisar Khuhro, Maula Bux Chandio and others also addressed the convention. BBZ reached at the venue at 8.45 pm whereas workers were asked to arrive by 5 pm in this scorching heat.