Nationalists are the real heirs of Benazir: JSQM

KHAIRPUR June 24: Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM) chairman Bashir Khan Qureshi has said that nationalists are the real heirs of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto and other martyrs of Sindh not the PPP; the PPP government is misguiding Sindhi people.
He said that when PPP was out of power they were big nationalists and pro-people as well as pro-Sindhis.
He expressed this while making his presidential speech at a ceremony to mark death anniversary of nationalist leader Lala Fahim on Wednesday night in Rasoolabad taluka Sobhodero. He said that CM Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah who now criticizes the nationalists; is the same man who used to be convener of anti-Thal Canal movement during Parvez Musharaf tenure and took out protest rallies alongwith nationalists.
He added that the CM Sindh and other PPP ministers have become pro-IDPs but they are no more pro-Sindh and pro-Sindhis. He said that the law and order situation in Sindh is very bad; crime rate is at its peak in Sindh whereas the government has totally failed to maintain law and order situation. He added that the innocent people of Sindh have been given free in dacoits’ hands. He said that they are quite clear on government’s anti-Sindh policies.
He added that they have cooperated with all nationalist parties and would continue to do so. He said that there is acute shortage of irrigation water in all districts of Sindh but the PPP government has allocated budget for construction of dam. He added that they condemn and reject the dam construction policy.
He said that more than 80% of Sindh’s economy is based on agriculture but the agricultural activities of Sindhi people are being reduced by showing artificial shortage of irrigation water.
He said that from Larr to upper Sindh hundreds of abadgars are protesting against irrigation water shortage but the government does not pay any head towards the issue. Zafar Korejo, Saghar Hanif Burrdi and others also spoke.
After unfurling flags at two ceremonies in Ranipur on Wednesday Bashir Qureshi said while talking to press reporters that PPP government has never fulfilled its promises and they would not even given NFC award to Sindh. He said that meritorious and poor Sindhi people are being dropped while giving jobs. He added that against such injustices in job distribution the PPP workers besides others are protesting.