PPP always been pushed to the wall: Sharjeel

F.P. Report

KARACHI: Provincial Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon has said that he is very saddened by the sad incident during the distribution of Zakat by the factory owners in the site area in Karachi.

The private company was distributing zakat, about which they did not inform any administrative authority, which led to the tragedy. He said that I will not say that the intention of the company was not right, but their method was not right. He said that those benefactors should take steps to distribute aid in a systematic and disciplined manner.

He expressed these views while addressing the press conference on Saturday. He said that the Sindh Police has registered an FIR of this incident, and the Chief Minister of Sindh has announced an aid of Rs. 5 lakhs for the families of those who died in this incident and Rs. 1 lakhs for the injured. The provincial minister said that this aid is not the compensation of any life but to help the distressed families.

He said that looking at the situation of free flour distribution in the whole of Pakistan, the Sindh government has made a coordinated strategy to deliver cash to the beneficiaries with the support of BISP instead of flour distribution in Sindh. Under which 7.8 million families will be given Rs 200 per family for the purchase of subsidised flour, and in this regard, messages have been sent to 3824145 beneficiaries on mobile phones till March 30. Out of which more than 1 million have drawn Rs. 2142564000 so far.

Sharjeel Inam Memon said that the Sindh government is endeavoring to help people in a dignified manner instead of making them stand on the roads. He said that a subsidy of Rs.15.6 billion would be given in the month of Ramadan. If anyone feels that they are deserving, they should approach the nearest BISP centre, and they will be registered within 24 hours. He said that if the Sindh government has to spend another Rs. 5 billion in this regard, it will do so.

Sharjeel Inam Memon, while discussing the current political situation of the country, said that in the history of Pakistan, there has never been such disrespect for the constitution and law as there is today. Last month, the police were tortured in Lahore. Petrol bombs were thrown at the police. The policemen were injured, but those who were arrested on this charge got bails. He said that the policemen are responsible for security, but there is no punishment for violence against the policemen. He said that if everyone comes down to brazenness, bullying, rigging, and lawlessness and decides for himself whether to present himself arrest or not, then this society will become a society of anarchy and thuggery.

He asked whether Yasmin Rashid and Arif Alvi denied their audio leak?, but the law remained silent on this matter. He said that the judgement of Justice Waqar Seth was that the BRT Peshawar case should go to the NAB, but a stay order is being taken on this case till today, and they are getting a stay easily. He said that I challenge the fact that there is not one person from Imran Khan’s party who can defend this stay order.

He said that how long will this continue in Pakistan, how long will a political party continue to be allowed to act lawlessly, and how long will two systems continue to operate in one country? He said, “Where is the one who make Sadiq and Amin today?” He said that no time has been given to the reference of Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, and why has an indefinite been given for the trial of case of Shaheed Bibi? He said that the people’s party had always been the pushed to the wall, but the people’s party has always struggled for the supremacy of the constitution and law.
In response to a question, he said that the biggest problem facing Pakistan at present is inflation. People are not interested in what the government is doing or what the courts are doing. He said that the Pakistan People’s Party has decided to build houses for the flood victims in Sindh, besides providing assistance to the flood-affected farmers for sowing crops. He said that treatment is a big problem in today’s era, but the Sindh government is providing absolutely free and excellent treatment facilities to the people, which are being continuously increased.

In response to a question, he said that the decisions of the courts speaks, not the remarks; we have no disagreement with anyone. The decisions of the courts should speak, so that these decisions should become an example for others . If the law is the same for all, then the country can move forward. He said that every inch of this country has to be protected, the economy of this country has to be protected, and the constitution has to be protected. It is the responsibility of all of us.