Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Murad Ali Shah said Tuesday that Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) chief Mustafa Kamal was raising unnecessary ruckus against the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP).
Talking to reporters at Sehwan Sharif airport, he said that the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) was split into many factions which had in turn confused their voter base.
During a press conference on Sunday, Kamal had accused the provincial government of reducing the population of the port city by 7 million heads in a bid to change constituencies by shifting seats from district central to rural areas. In the same breath, he blamed the provincial government for creating a water shortage in Karachi.
Meanwhile, the CM also downplayed the notion that the Pakistan Teheek-e-Insaf (PTI) posed an existential threat to the PPP in Sindh. He said that though all democratic parties could hold rallies and political gatherings anywhere in the province, but gathering alone do not win elections for political parties.
He also said that in the next general election, the PPP would win constituencies across the country under the able leadership of PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.
Replying to questions regarding police baton-charge on a teachers’ protest in the port city, Murad said that the provincial government did not believe in high-handedness. He said that Sindh government had already taken notice of the incident and an inquiry was underway.
He said that teachers and the general public should refrain from protesting in front of sensitive buildings and installations, terming such moves as illegal.
CM Murad further said that all arrangements had been finalised for the 10th death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto. He also said that then PPP would file an appeal against the persons acquitted in the Benazir Bhutto murder case, vowing to use all legal options to get the culprits punished.
Regarding the multi-party alliance against the PPP, the CM said that such alliances had been formed against the party in the past as well, but the people rejected such propaganda by making the party successful in elections.
He dismissed the notion that the PPP would form an electoral alliance with any political party, saying that his party could win elections on its own without depending on other parties for help.
