From an ideological party founded by men like Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Mubashar Hassan and the likes of Rasool Buksh Talpur, to its present status of a party with one objective of grabbing power and driven by insatiable greed of leaders like Faryal Talpur and members of Zardari clan, it is quite a comedown. What really is disturbing is the silence of men like Raza Rabbani, who were considered to be committed ideological socialists. The unfortunate fact is that when PPP lead by AZ became partners with known land grabbers and state corporations like PSM, PIA etc were being driven to bankruptcy through planned corruption and jobs were sold to highest bidders, the likes of Manzoor Ch, Raza Rabbani etc chose to be silent spectators. This country and its economy were driven to red by rampant institutionalised corruption in Rental Power Projects and even organisations like EOBI formed for welfare of elderly labourers were vandalised.
There is no Right or Left, nor Liberals in the parties that are represented in the Parliament. It’s all about power politics, with motto that morals and ethics have no role to play. How else can you explain all these so called Liberals and Leftists voting for JUI-F candidate in Senate elections for Deputy Chairman when that party has always opposed military operation against terrorists and has never shied from its contacts with TTP? The PPP has exploited Sindh card whenever it suits their leadership, but has no qualms in being partners with a party which maintains a militant militia that is involved in heinous crimes and killing of thousands including poor Sindhis.
ANEELA CHANDIO
Sukkur
