Staff Reporter
Karachi/Multan
PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Friday hit out against the government after more PPP activists were arrested in Multan.
He vowed that the opposition Pakistan Democratic Movement’s November 30 public gathering will go ahead.
His statement came in response to a video shared on Twitter by Kasim Gilani, son of former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, showing PPP workers being taken in a police van. “Fascist regime continues to arrest democratic activists in Multan,” Bilawal said in a tweet.
“These puppets are scared of jiyalas. Try as they might they cannot stop PPP from marking our foundation day along with PDM leaders on 30th November,” he added.
Overnight on Friday, police sealed Qila Kohna Qasim Bagh Stadium, where the Nov 30 PDM event is scheduled to take place, with at least 30 containers.
Meanwhile, amid the police crackdown on opposition leaders and workers, former premier Yousaf Raza Gilani on Friday said Aseefa Bhutto Zardari would address the November 30 opposition rally in Multan. The move came as PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari won’t be able to attend the event after being infected by the coronavirus.
“We can give the surprise of Aseefa Bhutto’s participation in Multan rally,” Gilani said in Multan and warned that rallies would be held across the city if the public meeting wasn’t allowed at Qasim Bagh Stadium.
