People want ‘electricity’ not ‘democracy’: Shahbaz

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif lashing out against the government over load shedding issue said that the masses want electricity not democracy.
Talking to media outside the Minar-e-Pakistan Camp office on Saturday Shahbaz Sharif said it is the right of the people to protest against power outages, adding, he would stand by the masses in their protest and would not rest till the ouster of Ali Baba and 40 thieves.
Criticising the federal government over its incompetence to tackle prevailing energy crisis he said the time had come to get rid of inefficient and corrupt rulers to solve the problems being faced by the country.
He said, however he appeals to the masses to protest against the load shedding but do not damage the national and public property.
He said that “Ali Baba and 40 thieves” along with corrupt mafia had destroyed the national economy while their poor policies and plunderers had pushed the country into darkness.
He said that the energy crisis had led to closure of many industries in Faisalabad and other cities while the people were struggling to make ends meet.
Punjab Chief Minister said he stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the protestors to address their woes but urged them to hold peaceful rallies and not to destroy national and public property.
Shahbaz said Government has only looted the public for four years and we would bring back the looted money to the country. He said today the public is in dire need of electricity if RS 400 billion circular debt is bought back than this crisis could be brought to an end. He said that until and unless the looted money is bought back to the country the crisis cannot end.
The chief minister said Punjab is facing discrimination over electricity load shedding and protests will continue across the province until a uniform schedule of power outages is enforced throughout the country.
Shahbaz Sharif said that he can leave the government but cannot live with gas pilfers.