Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto lies buried, six feet under, in close proximity to the soil where her father and other members of this family rest in eternal peace. This party was founded at former residence of Dr Mubashir in Lahore, with its founding members like Rasool Buksh Talpur, J A Rahim, Mumtaz Bhutto, Sh Rasheed, etc under the dynamic leadership of ZAB. As long as PPP followed the legacy of Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in letter and spirit, it lived in the hearts and minds of people of Pakistan.
It is tragic that BB’s widower, who inherited party leadership, has reduced this federal party to the level of a regional party, shrouded in controversies of corruption, scams, cronyism and abuses of power. For five years Asif Zardari ruled this country, with all powers to implement his policies. He not only failed aspirations of people who always voted for this party, but betrayed the vision of its founding members, paying only lip service, nor made any serious attempt to bring to justice the murderers of Mohtarma.
Young Bilawal is now entering politics. He has to make a very clear choice, either to follow the legacy of ZAB or Asif Ali Zardari. Enough water and blood has flown down river Indus and the land that it irrigates. The PPP can no longer afford to be harbinger of corruption, with the likes of Y R Gillani, Raja Pervaiz, Syed Jammat Ali Shah, Adnan Khawaja, Tauqir Sadiq, Laljee, Obaid Jatoi, Ijaz Haroon etc plundering state assets under direct patronage of this party.
ANEELA CHANDIO
Sukkur