KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Friday expressed severe anger over the controversial speech of party’s lawmaker Suhail Anwar Siyal in Sindh Assembly session.
According to media reports, the PPP chief not only admonished the party leader but issued him a warning over his “irresponsible” use of words in the provincial assembly session on Thursday.
Sindh home minister Siyal, while criticising opposition party Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), went on to criticise the whole Urdu-speaking community residing in Sindh.
He said that those who were given asylum in Sindh after the 1947 partition and were provided lands, food and water are speaking against the province’s interest which is unacceptable.
“People of Sindh opened their homes for you, what is this Mohajir business? whoever is born in Sindh is a Sindhi, Sindh is feeding all Sindhis and providing water to all who live in this province,” said Siyal.
The PPP lawmaker’s speech was widely condemned by MQM-P leader Faisal Sabzwari saying that PPP leader’s speech just showed how ignorant he was of ground realities and financial affairs of the province.
“The basic elements of his (Siyal) speech were ignorance, discrimination and hate and just shows how ignorant he is of history,” said Sabzwari.
He maintained that the PPP leaders “always turn racist” when their top leadership faces accountability.
Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) leader Raza Haroon too condemned what he termed “Izhar-e-Bakwas” by Suhail Siyal and said that such behaviour from a leader belonging to province’s ruling party is “unacceptable”
“Everyone in Pakistan knows Mohajirs created this country and respects the community. Suhail Siyal should learn some history to know the sacrifices of people of Muslim-minority provinces of the subcontinent in the creation of Pakistan,” Raza Haroon had said.
