ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif is fanning provincialism in the country and only the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) is an insignia of federation, Benazir Income Support Programme Chairwoman Farzana Raja said on Saturday.
Talking to reporters, she said former Punjab chief minister Shahbaz Sharif had started Rs 2 roti scheme in the Punjab only, which showed that the PML-N did not believe in the welfare of other provinces. Farzana claimed that the PPP was the largest political force in the Punjab, adding that the government was working for the development of the whole country.
She said in his public gatherings and rallies Nawaz always talked about Benazir Bhutto’s vision, adding that he had got no vision of his own. She advised Nawaz Sharif to join the PPP if it had inspired him to that extent.
She said the way PML-N was pushing police not to obey the government showed clearly that they wanted their favourite judiciary in the country.
The BISP chairwoman said the PML-N had announced to lead the long march in the wake of the Supreme Court’s verdict regarding their disqualification, which highlighted their personal agenda.
Protests: Farzana said protests were a democratic right of the people, adding that the government would not allow anyone to challenge its writ.
She said the PPP was an ideological party and its workers had always sacrificed for the country, adding that whether it was the restoration of judiciary or freedom of expression they had shed their blood. Under the guidance of President Asif Zardari, the PPP was more united than ever, Farzana said.
Daily Times (Pakistan)
