Bilawal will come to Lahore on Jan 2 to start his poll campaign from NA 127,
MULTAN (Adnan Qureshi)– Senator Yousuf Raza Gilani – a senior PPP leader who also served a prime minister after the 2008 elections – on Sunday predicted that no one would be able to form the next government without his party.
He gave these remarks while talking to reporters in his hometown, which clearly indicate that the PPP is anticipating, or hoping for, a split mandate and a hung Parliament after the February 8 elections – a desire which was neither fulfilled in 2013 nor 2018.
Gilani also introduced a new term of “equal level-playing field” that is not specific to any particular political party and insisted that everyone should enjoy equal opportunities. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) was responsible for holding free and fair elections, he said.
Despite a sitting senator, the former premier said, he had presented himself as a candidate before the masses and added that they were contesting the elections on the basis of their past performance.
In this connection, he mentioned the Charter of Democracy signed by slain PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, saying that the PPP had ensure the revival of 1973 Constitution in its original shape.
However, Gilani also reminded the reporters that the PPP and the PML-N were two different political parties with unique manifestoes just like any other political entity.
People had complete understanding of the sacrifices rendered by the PPP, he said. “We were imprisoned, had also been disqualified, never boosted about it,” Gilani remarked.
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had already shared the party policy with the people, Gilani said. Their election campaign had started with the rally held at Garhi Khuda Bux where Bilawal presented a 10-point programme, he told reporters.
Gilani expressed the hope that the new year would bring political stability to the country. “Political stability will also lead to economic stability,” he noted.
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Former foreign minister and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will arrive in Lahore on Tuesday (January 2, 2024),
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will start his election campaign from NA-127 constituency. He will also hold consultations with PPP’s local leaders regarding the constituencies of Lahore.
Earlier, Bilawal’s nomination papers were approved from Lahore’s NA-127, said PPP leader Zulfiqar Ali Badr.
On December 27, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari unveiled a 10-point election manifesto of his party to deal with the challenges being faced the country and provide relief to the people.
If the PPP was voted to power in next election, it would overcome inflation, unemployment, poverty and issues affecting the common people by implementing its manifesto, he vowed while addressing the public meeting organized on the 16th martyrdom anniversary of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto at Garhi Khuda Bakhsh Bhutto.Bilawal unveils PPP’s pledge to tackle poverty, inflation and unemployment
Bilawal said that they were not afraid of the election, rather they would fully participate in the democratic process to get the people’s mandate.
He hoped that the elections would be held on February 8, 2024 and urged all the political parties to fully take part in electoral process. It was not the time for traditional politics to gain personal benefits and the PPP would be chosen by the people as it was doing politics of public welfare, he added.
Bilawal regretted that the 18-month coalition government could not resolve the problems of the people, and it failed to restore country’s economy and overcome challenges like terrorism. That was why the PPP was contesting the polls pursuing its own ideology, he added.
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