RECORDER REPORT

LAHORE: Pakistan People Party (PPP) Punjab President Qamar Zaman Kaira said on Saturday that angry workers have come back to the party fold and they are showing solidarity under the leadership of Bilawal Bhutto.

He was addressing a torch-bearing rally taken out by the PPP Lahore in support of PPP’s nominee in NA-120 Faisal Mir.

Kaira congratulated him for attracting the PPP workers and members of Peoples’ Youth Organisation and Peoples’ Students Federation. He criticised the Sharifs for leaving country one after another to strike a deal. He said differences amongst the Sharif brothers have become a street talk.

According to him, the Sharifs are popular in striking deals but they would not succeed this time. “They will get convicted from the courts and people will vote against them,” he stressed.

He pointed out that Ch Nisar has also spoken against Mariam Nawaz and found no comparison between her and Benazir Bhutto. He said that the PPP workers have become united under Bilawal Bhutto.

“Bilawal is leading the PPP from the front and all old and new jiyalas have got united to take the party to new strides,” he added.

Kaira said two successful public meetings of Bilawal have rung alarm bells amongst the opposition circles. He urged the party workers to keep up their momentum of enthusiasm and reach out to every house in the constituency.

PPP’s central information secretary Ch Manzoor and Faisal Mir also spoke on the occasion.

Earlier, the party workers took out a torch-bearing rally from Regal Square to the Chairing Cross. A good number of party workers were carrying torches, banners and party flags while raising slogans in favour of Zardari and Bilawal Bhutto. The PPP workers from across the city participated in the rally. The provincial leadership of the party was visible on a truck following the rally on The Mall.

The party workers told that a good number of old party workers have resumed political activities under the banner of PPP. They termed it a big success of the party, adding that more people would become active with public meetings of Bilawal Bhutto. It may be noted that Bilawal is due to address a public meeting in Sahiwal on September 20. Party sources said Bilawal will address public meeting of the party in the city after touring rest of the districts of the province.