LAHORE: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Central Executive
Committee (CEC) has recommended continuing its public movement to topple Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led government besides deciding to strongly protest against the rise in inflation.
It merits mention here that PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had announced to launch a countrywide campaign against the PTI government with taking out a rally in Lahore on January 5. However, rather than taking out a rally, Bilawal chaired the party’s CEC meeting on the same day he had to take out a rally. Later, a party leader said that January 5 rally had been cancelled for ‘security reasons’.
A session of PPP CEC was underway in Lahore under the chair of Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari till the filing of this report. The session is being attended by Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, Yousaf Raza Gillani, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, Maula Bukhsh Chandio, Qaim Ali Shah, Shazia Marri, Nafisa Shah and other central leaders.
Media reports said that a white paper on the PTI government’s performance was presented in the PPP CEC.
It elaborated the dismal performance of the PTI government in providing relief to the nationals. The CEC members also held consultations over the minimum wage of a labourer and prices of gas and urea.
The opposition party decided to hold strong protests in provincial, national assemblies and the Senate. Moreover, it has been decided to re-organise the PPP in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan.
The political party is mulling over the continuation of its anti-government movement by emphasising the rise in inflation. The CEC will also decide on the next strategy of the anti-government movement and the venues of protest
demonstrations.
It is expected that PPP CEC will decide on starting contacts with the opposition parties to tighten noose around the PTI government besides mulling over to bring a no-confidence motion.
It may be noted here that the alliance of the opposition parties, the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) had backed the stance of PPP for not tendering resignations from the assemblies.
