Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party Chairman Dr Qadir Magsi said on Tuesday that Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) should abandon its ‘hypocritical’ politics, take a clear stance against the federal government’s anti-Sindh policies, including a plan to build six more canals on Indus River in Punjab.
“No more canals on the Indus River will be accepted under any circumstances,” he stated this while addressing the media at the Thatta Press Club.
Dr Magsi said that Sindh is the homeland of 60 million people, and without water, there is no life. He warned PPP that if the party did not change its course, the people of Sindh would bury its politics. He further stated that the people of Sindh should not be deceived, and that the federal government and Punjab should end the injustices against Sindh.
The STPP chief said: “No plans should be made without the consent of the province, as water is a matter of life and death for Sindh.”
Magsi also remarked that Pakistan was currently facing several crises. He warned against cornering Sindh and urged the government to understand the sensitivity of the situation, warning that if not addressed, resistance would begin.
He criticized the PPP, claiming that it only seeks power, and suggested that if the party is serious about opposing the construction of canals, it should raise the issue in the Sindh Assembly, Senate, and National Assembly.
He also pointed out that PPP’s real agenda is to make Bilawal Bhutto Zardari the Prime Minister, while the STPP and other parties had been struggling against the planned canals for the past two months. He announced that a strike would be held on December 18 across Sindh, with businesses from Karachi to Kashmore closed.
He appealed to Karachi’s business community to also shut down their businesses, setting aside politics, as this issue is vital for the survival of Sindh and the future of their children.
Magsi also stated that the 1991 water treaty was dishonestly executed against Sindh’s interests. He urged the people of Sindh to reject feudal politics and leave following landlords and Pirs.
A large number of party leaders were present on the occasion.