PPP ready to defeat Imran Khan: Bilawal Bhutto

Nowshera:: Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that time is up for Imran Khan to be worried as highly committed Jiyalas (PPP’s diehard workers) are ready to defeat him at his home-ground.

Addressing a packed public gathering here on Friday, Chairman PPP said that his party belongs to working-class, laborers, students and all the segments of the society, adding that it is party martyrs and Jiyalas, which never demolished the houses of the poor, rather it gives them houses, and it does not snatch jobs from the youth, but provides. He said that when someone is Selected and brought, he will only make the selectors happy.

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari asked the participants in the public-meeting whether their children got jobs from the present government. To this the participants replied in negative. He asked another question, “Did any of you get home?” The people in the answered in unison, “No, no house was found.” He asked said “Imran Khan is a liar, and makes false claims”.

He further said that Imran Khan had promised 10 million jobs, but he snatched employment from million. Thousands of Pakistan Steel mills were laid off. Under the guise of encroachment, the houses of the poor were demolished. This government has attacked every institution, including PTDC, federal bodies, and institutions of provincial governments. What kind of justice is this, and what kind of “Tabdeeli” is this? The youth of the country are walking around with even two two degrees in their hands.

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that when there was PPP government, it used to give jobs, not snatch them. He pointed out that the PPP government had launched the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) to provide financial assistance to poor women. Pensions were increased by 100% and salaries by 150%, while salaries of soldiers were also increased by a record. But now the result of Khan’s anti-people policy and the IMF deal have upset the all the people.

He said that we can solve the problems of poor people by following the manifesto of Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and the ideology of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, but all that is required for this is that there should be a government of “Jiyalas” in the country.

PPP Chairman further said that Quaid-e-Awam Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, during his pro-people government, gave jobs to the youth, and for whom employment was not being arranged in the country, Shaheed Bhutto provided them free passports and managed jobs for them abroad. He said that as for Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, it was famous that “Benazir will come, will bring employment”. Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto not only provided employment to the youth and men of the country, but also created employment opportunities for the women of this land. “In the history of Pakistan, no one has given as much jobs as Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto”, he added.

He said that Pakistan needs a government which must be a pro-poor and gives relief to the common man, adding that there is no need of the government which, like the present regime, provides relief only to the billionaire owners of the construction sector and banks. He said that the common man can be given relief in the form of increase in salaries, increase in minimum wage, and increase in pension. “When the PPP will come into power, labor cards and youth card will be issued for the laborers and youth respectively. He said that the current government does not have a single policy to reduce poverty and unemployment, adding that Imran Khan’s every effort is to rob people’s votes and pockets, but we would thwart all such conspiracies through the struggle.

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that this is his message to Imran Khan that PPP cadres could no longer forgive the puppet-government and would hold it accountable, and the arrow is out of the bow. He said that the founding day of Pakistan Peoples Party would be celebrated in Peshawar under any circumstances. He said that workers from all corners of the country should come and attend the public-meeting to be held in Peshawar on the occasion of party’s Foundation Day. He said that now is the time for PPP, and the era of Pakistan Peoples Party has returned.

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, addressing the participants, said that he was hopeful that by voting for the PPP in every next election, they would elect the youth like Ahad Khattak. “The 70-year-old player who was trying to fool people in the name of youth has now been badly exposed”. He said that now there will be youth’s politics, there will be youth’s government and the problems of the youth will be solved. “Now is the time for a new generation,” he concluded.