KARACHI, Oct 29: Reacting to the remarks of Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif at the ‘Go Zardari Go’ rally in Lahore on Friday, Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon on Saturday criticised him for “using unparliamentarily language against President Asif Ali Zardari” and accused Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif and his younger brother, Shahbaz Sharif, of corruption and bad governance.
Speaking at a press conference at the Sindh Secretariat, Mr Memon said he possessed proof of corruption by the PML-N leaders which he would unveil in his coming press conference.
He said that their ‘Go Zardari Go’ demand was a conspiracy against democracy, adding that the Sharif Brothers would soon flee to Jeddah. Without naming the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, which has announced holding of a rally against what it described as the president’s ‘character assassination’, Mr Memon said that Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) was thankful to all democratic parties for planning pro-Zardari rallies.
He said that the people of Pakistan could very well understand the motive behind the malicious campaign launched by the Sharif Brothers and their party.
“The foul language used by Shahbaz Sharif against President Zardari is an attempt to hide misgivings about his party,” he said, adding that the PPP leadership did not want to stoop low but the masses could never forget the loot and plunder made by the Sharif Brothers in the yellow cab scheme.
“Even during their current tenure, the exchequer was deprived of Rs1.6 billion under the fake scheme of Sasti Roti,” Mr Memon said.
He said PML-N was getting jittery due to their growing unpopularity over its bad governance and failure of anti-dengue measures in Punjab.
The minister advised Shahbaz Sharif to desist from provoking people, who he said go to any length for the sake of democracy.
“We will not allow anyone to derail democracy and the democratic rule in the country,” he warned.
He said Mr Zardari had handed over all the powers of a president to parliament and the fact was largely appreciated by the general public.
In reply to a question, he described the Friday rally in Lahore as ‘a show of patwaris and tehsildars’.
He said that Shahbaz Sharif while criticising ‘dynastic culture’ forgot that it was very much prevalent in his own party, adding that “the fact that his son, Hamza, is the de facto chief minister of Punjab is known to all”.—APP