LAHORE: Pakistan People’s Pakistan (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto has once again ruled out dialogue with the PTI-led federal government, saying that now there will be a long march.
“Selectors, listen clearly, you will have to listen to the public’s voice, you will have to accept their decision […] the time for dialogue is gone,” he said, while addressing the final power show of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) in Lahore.
He further claimed, “Stop making phone calls, stop trying to establish contacts. No differences can be created between us. Once he is gone, then there can be dialogue.”
Bilawal began his address by saying the PPP’s foundations were laid in Lahore by party founder Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. He also paid tribute to all those who had died in Lahore but never bowed to dictators.
While criticizing the government, the PPP chairman said that the country was suffering because of the fake, incompetent and illegitimate government. “People of Pakistan have nothing but curses in their hearts and on their lips,” he asserted.
The PPP chairman further said that these fools have no clue or wisdom about history, adding, “When have we ever feared dictators? We have burned all our boats.” He also said that although students, traders, doctors, and shopkeepers are all in deep distress.
“The selected government cannot feel the pain of the people because they did not come through your vote,” he added. Bilawal said that it is the platform’s demand to free Opposition Leader Shahbaz Sharif and PPP’s Khurshid Shah.
The PPP chairman said that all the Opposition parties have put aside their political differences and are standing together on the platform of PDM. “This isn’t a fight for rule. This is a war to deliver roti kapra and makaan (food, clothing and shelter),” he concluded.
