Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that PPP wants to see women in other parts of the country progress in the same way as the women of Thatta, Larkana and Ghotki. Every woman should be independent and standing on their feet. “I assure every Pakistani woman, Pakistan Peoples Party is with them, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is with them,” stated Chairman PPP.
Addressing a function organized by the Sindh Rural Support Organization in Ghotki, Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that if anyone asked me which was the most popular program launched by the Sindh government, my answer would be the SRSO program’s, People’s Poverty Reduction Program. “This initiative is bringing a silent revolution across Sindh,” he said. Under SRSO, 1.3 million families in Sindh have benefited. Referring to the previous program under SRSO, he said, “My mother was taken away from me, but now all the women of Pakistan are like my mothers. I will serve them in the same way that a son treats his mother.”
Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that whether it was the rule of Quaid-e-Awam, the government of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, the government under the leadership of Asif Ali Zardari, or the current government of Sindh – the first priority of the PPP has always been to fight poverty. We want to see the progress of the poor people of this country. “Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto has taught us that if a woman progresses, then the whole house will progress, the whole village, the whole district, the whole province and the whole country will develop,” he said. That is why Mard-e-Hur started a revolutionary program like the Benazir Income Support Program. Under the Benazir Income Support Program, a woman is provided with financial, employment, educational and health assistance.
Chairman PPP further said that Mian Sahib in his time started putting his picture on the card of Benazir Income Support Program, and during Khan Sahib’s time the name of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto was removed from the card. “By doing this he thought he will erase the memory of Shaheed Bibi from peoples heart, this was a grave mistake on Imran Khan’s part,” declared Chairman PPP.
He further said that those who have been chanting ‘Ehsas Ehsas’ nowadays, do not realize how much the people of the country are suffering. “Your historic inflation has caused the people to drown in a tsunami of inflation,” stated Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. “Khan Sahib has also started the program, but intellect is needed even to copy someone else’s work.”
Furthermore, he said that when PPP forms the government, they will run these programs better. He said that Imran Khan was still giving scholarships under the Ehsas program, but no one told him that he has no such thing as Ehsas. “It’s not in the budget books, it’s not legislated, and the bank accounts are still run by the Benazir Income Support Program,” explained Chairman PPP. “The scholarship program kept today, is also a resource education program under the Benazir Income Support Program. You have not started anything new, you have only imitated the Pakistan People’s Party.”
Chairman PPP also said that European Union also cooperated after seeing success of the SRSO program of the provincial government. “Before the 2018 elections, I had told the Chief Minister that it was the promise of my manifesto that this program which is running in a few districts, would be extended to the entire province. And one day this program will run all over Pakistan,” stated Chairman PPP.
Furthermore, he said that when PPP forms the government, they will run these programs better. He said that Imran Khan was still giving scholarships under the Ehsas program, but no one told him that he has no such thing as Ehsas. “It’s not in the budget books, it’s not legislated, and the bank accounts are still run by the Benazir Income Support Program,” explained Chairman PPP. “The scholarship program kept today, is also a resource education program under the Benazir Income Support Program. You have not started anything new, you have only imitated the Pakistan People’s Party.”
Chairman PPP also said that European Union also cooperated after seeing success of the SRSO program of the provincial government. “Before the 2018 elections, I had told the Chief Minister that it was the promise of my manifesto that this program which is running in a few districts, would be extended to the entire province. And one day this program will run all over Pakistan,” stated Chairman PPP. “Women must support the PPP if they want their lives changed
Providing details regarding the SRSO program, he said that the program is currently running in 15 districts, and 1.3 million families are benefiting from it. Some are receiving interest free loans, others have been given 20,000 low-cast house units. Under this program, more than 6,000 people have been given health insurance. “More than 18,000 people have benefited from the Kitchen Garden project,” said Chairman PPP. “The Pakistan Peoples Party believes that when you make the poor economically stable, the whole economy will be stable. But other parties think you can run the economy by spending billions and trillions of rupees on the rich.”
Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari further said, “The manifesto of Pakistan Peoples Party is the transfer of power to the lower level and we want women from all over Sindh to come forward in politics.” Emphasizing on the youth and women, Chairman PPP said that local elections were going to be held in the country soon, for which his party had announced reserved seats for women and the youth up to the level of Union Council. He also urged rural women to come forward and partake in the local elections.
Meanwhile, Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari during his visit, stopped by the residence of PPP District President Babar Lund in Ghotki. He also addressed thousands of jiyalas, and said that the next government will be of jiyalas, and the workers must intensify their struggle. “A protest campaign is being launched across Sindh,” declared Chairman PPP, “This puppet is nothing in front of the PPP cadres.”
Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari further said that the workers should work hard and success will follow in their footsteps.
