Observer Report
The PPP will “never leave the field open” for its opponents and will contest the upcoming Senate elections and by-polls, said Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah before leaving for GarhiKhudaBakhsh to attend 13th death anniversary of ShaheedMohtarma Benazir Bhutto.
“We will participate in the Senate and by-elections. We will never leave the field empty,” said the Sindh chief minister, adding that the PPP had never shied away from rendering sacrifices for democracy.
Murad said the PPP lawmakers had submitted their resignations to Bilawal House and a decision to officially relinquish their positions in the Parliament would be taken at an appropriate time.
tting out at the PTI government, Murad said that his party had come to serve the people of Pakistan, “not play cricket”.
He said that PPP chairperson Bilawal Bhutto had called an important meeting of the party on December 29 to take important decisions, such as PPP’s participation in the Senate elections.
He said all arrangements had been made for the death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto including the enforcement of safety precautions and the standard operating procedures (SOPs), while border areas would be monitored for security purposes.
The chief minister of Sindh said the PDM leadership will also attend the death anniversary and to ensure that the coronavirus does not spread, masks will be provided to participants.
Earlier, the chief minister, along with the Sindh cabinet members, paid a visit to GarhiKhudaBuksh, where he laid wreaths on the graves of Benazir Bhutto, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and others.
The chief minister later held a meeting in Naudero to review the security and other issues in connection with the 13th death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto today.
He ordered the administration of Larkana to deploy police at different routes, install CCTV cameras as well as walkthrough gates at the mausoleum and to focus upon the entry of suspects.
The PPP is not the only political party that has claimed that its lawmakers have submitted their resignations to the party’s leadership. A day earlier, PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz had said that she received the resignations of 159 out of 160 members of the Punjab Assembly.
The CM said the PPP lawmakers had submitted their resignations to Bilawal House and a decision would be taken at an appropriate time. “We will participate in the Senate and by-elections. We will never leave the field empty,” he said, adding that the PPP had never refrained from rendering sacrifices.
“These federal ministers, who came from the backdoor are here to salvage their jobs. We are here to serve the people, not play cricket,” he added.
