Will not make a difference
With PML-N and PPP having been confined respectively to Punjab and Sindh, both have concentrated on preserving what they possess without trying to put life in party units in other provinces. After September 2014, this was Bilawal’s third visit to Lahore in three years. During the 2014 visit, Bilawal had vowed to once again “make Punjab a citadel of PPP”. To be fair to him, he is still required to work under the shadow of Zardari and is not authorised to take any major decision on his own. Further, his movements remain constrained on account of security considerations.
Bilawal’s most important public engagement in Lahore was his address to Lahore High Court Bar where he laid out the party’s stand regarding important issues related to judiciary. He advocated revisiting the procedure for the judges’ appointment, setting up of a Constitution Court, regulating the use of suo motu powers, provision of speedy and inexpensive justice and legislation to prevent misuse of blasphemy laws. He also called for across the board accountability without exempting any section of society. These are vital issues and what the PPP Chairman said carries weight. Some of his recommendations require constitutional changes. There is a need on the part of the PPP parliamentarians to take them up in the two houses to get these thoroughly examined.
The PPP is in a bad shape in Punjab. The party’s rout in 2013 elections was well-deserved on account of its neglect of the common man during the five-year long party rule. The sole criterion for foisting the present leadership on Punjab party was its expertise in wheeling dealing rather than mass appeal. Consequently, the leadership failed to stem the tide of discontent in provincial leadership and in the common workers. The major reason behind Bilawal’s visit to Lahore was to meet party leaders from central and south Punjab chapters. A visit a year by the party Chairman with no power to take decisions on his own can hardly revitalise the demoralised Punjab PPP.
You cannot put wind in to a ship's sails when the sails are in tatters in the first place. Bilawal is either politically very naive to know the reality or he is merely acting as his father's stooge. Bilowal at the very least must understand, his father has transformed his grandfather's and mother's PPP from a vibrant national political party in to a mere corruption, nepotism and money laundering racket in Sindh.
Clean and intelligent politicians like Ahtizaz and Kiara must break their Gordian knot with irrevocably tainted and discredited party, and form a new PPP in Punjab with clean politics like PTI. This is the best service they can render, by adding another clean political party along with PTI. This will break the power of the corrupt status quo and give birth to alternative clean politics which the country and its people desperately need. PPP jayals are a committed lot, not lacking in either energy or zest, they just need upright and intelligent leaders, they will welcome a PPP of clean politics with open arms, taking root in Punjab. The corruption racket PPP in Sindh will die its natural death, leaving the field open for clean PPP from Punjab to take over in Sindh. By the way I have never been a PPP supporter.
@Riaz Ahmad – no matter how many cloaks you turn, but you will be recognized every time – you PTI brad.
Agreed quite with the Editorial. It is commonly believed that Bilawal Zardari is still reading from the notes the 'uncles' write for him. To make Punjab again 'citadel' of PPP is a dream he can not realise mainly due to the infamous reputation of his corruption tainted father. Even in Sind PPP holds pockets here and there. The chances of revival of PPP in Pakistan as a whole and Punjab in particular are very remote. The 'money-making mint' is slipping out of their hands. So, he can also go into exile and enjoy the Corruption Empire Mr 10% has built.
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