“We won’t stay mute” about undemocratic acts, according to Bilawal,
The FM has stated that the PPP will fight against undemocratic acts.
ISLAMABAD: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and foreign minister, declared on Monday that his party would not keep mute in the face of any undemocratic actions and that the party will defend the Constitution at all costs.
In response to the prevailing political and economic challenges, Bilawal stated that the PPP would contact all political parties to forge an agreement on a fundamental code of conduct during the opening ceremony of the golden jubilee celebrations of the 1973 Constitution at the Parliament House.
The timing of Bilawal’s speech coincided with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) asking the governor of Punjab to provide time for a meeting on Tuesday (today) to consult on the province’s general election date.
Bilawal warned the crowd, “If any undemocratic actions are performed, we will not keep silent, and wherever it is thought that there is a threat to the Constitution, we will fight against it.”
He continued, “Our party has consistently opposed unconstitutional actions and will do so in the future.
The PPP chairman claimed that the Constitution had established the nation’s institutions. “The Constitution gave our provinces their current governments. We must endure challenging times in order to protect the Constitution, he continued.
In light of the prevailing political and economic challenges, Bilawal disclosed that the PPP was establishing a committee to contact all the political parties and try to reach an agreement on a fundamental code of behaviour and a shared agenda.
He stated, “The PPP-CEC [Central Executive Committee] has resolved to form a committee charged with achieving agreement among the stakeholders on formulating a code of conduct for resolving the issues of the countrymen.
“The committee will make contact with all political parties to develop game rules for electoral competition and efficient government operation. To resolve the challenges the nation is currently facing, political parties should unite, he continued.
He emphasised that the current political and economic challenges “we are going through” were unique in the history of the nation. “The period of time we are going through today is a test; if we pass it, the nation will succeed; if not, it will fail. We are working to improve this system.
He emphasised the significance of the representatives of the people adopting and upholding a code of behaviour. He made it clear that the PPP would get in touch with any parties it disapproved of, maybe including the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
Bilawal, who criticised the previous PTI administration, claimed that the Constitution had also been put to the test during the last “chosen period.” He claimed that no other time has seen the harm to the Constitution that Imran Khan, the former prime minister and current head of the PTI, caused.
Imran Khan allegedly intimidated authorities and worked to undermine the Constitution. Political opponents were imprisoned at the time, and our system and the Constitution were in jeopardy, he stated, but added that Imran Khan’s damage had already been done.
Bilawal criticised the PTI Chairman’s “stubborn attitude,” claiming that his lack of cooperation was harming the interests of the general public. The PTI chairman, he continued, “was allergic to sit with other lawmakers but eager to undertake conversations with anti-state groups.”
The “neither we’ll play nor let anyone play” policy, he said, would only be detrimental to Pakistan. He emphasised that everyone had a responsibility to uphold the Constitution and that the Constitution set the rules for games. The opposition should exercise its democratic rights, too.
