Staff Reporter
Lahore
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday lashed out at the government for being “unaware” of ground realities. Bilawal called on Prime Minister Imran Khan to resign if he cannot provide solutions to the issues being faced by the people.
Speaking to the media here, he said: “I think the government is not aware of ground realities. The current government doesn’t realise the kind of issues the people are facing [and] their hatred for a system which deprives them of meals.
“Our puppet premier can’t give an answer as to what he is doing for the public. He talks about wealth generation but that is not the answer,” he said, adding that this was “enough evidence” for the premier to resign.
“If he doesn’t have solutions for addressing the people’s issues, he should resign. We have solutions for providing relief to the people,” he said, adding that the PPP government did not “abandon” the public during the global financial crisis. “The government and the premier have no answer for what is to be done for the people who are fed up with inflation, unemployment and poverty. He doesn’t realise that the long march [to Islamabad] will take place.”
He said that the 11-party opposition alliance will decide when and how the long march will take place. “These are PDM’s cards to play. We will play them according to our will. But we will surely play these cards.”
The PPP chairman also reiterated that the time for dialogue had passed, adding that the premier would not be able to “save himself” once the long march begins.
“We will take the poor people, the unemployed, the students, the growers and all the people who are being troubled by this selected government to Islamabad with us,” he added.
On the subject of secret ballot in the Senate elections, the scion of Bhutto dynasty said that his party will follow the Constitution. “The people and their elected representatives have the right to secret ballot. This right of secrecy of vote is protected by the secret ballots so that no one can victimise anyone after voting,” he added.
Bilawal Bhutto defended the Senate secret ballot polling against the show of hands, a proposal which PTI government aimed to introduce for upcoming Senate Polls 2021.
