Sukkur: The Pakistan People's Party on Monday held rallies of tractor trolleys in Hyderabad, Sukkur, Khairpur, Shikarpur, Ghotki and other cities of the province against the alleged hike in fertilizer prices.
A large number of farmers associated with PPP participated in the rally under the leadership of their party representative Syed Khurshid Shah in Sukkur, Nafisa Shah Jilani in Khairpur, Nawab Vasan.
Party President Bilawal Bhutto Zardari while addressing the farmers gathered at Fateh Chowk in Hyderabad said that the farming community has been badly affected due to increase in agricultural inputs including fertilisers, pesticides and seeds.
He said the only way to save Pakistan's farmers, agriculture and economy is to send Prime Minister Imran Khan home in a democratic, constitutional and legal manner.
The PPP President said that by replacing the present government, the rule of the people will be established, it will be the rule of farmers, laborers and common man and if this does not happen then destruction will continue in the name of change.
Bilawal said that today the agricultural economy, the backbone of Pakistani economy, is being destroyed. Stating that one crisis after another was being created by the incompetent and incompetent government, he said farmers were not getting fair price for their produce and crops were getting damaged due to improper distribution of water.
He said that the wrong policies of the government have not only harmed the agricultural economy but also put food security in jeopardy.
He said that a few days back farmers had protested in Sahiwal, Layya and Larkana. We leave the village and stand in the center of the city to convince the rulers to solve the problems of the farmers. The vision of the party is that if the farmer is prosperous, then the country is prosperous. We have taken every possible step to solve the problems of the farmers. Farmers during our government. But today farmers are getting a sack of manure by standing in long queues.
The PPP president said that even under the leadership of President Pervez Musharraf, the country is facing problems. "The crisis was over and we were able to export surplus wheat abroad. Today farmers are being killed financially, which we will not tolerate," he said.
At this time, inflation and unemployment have reached historic levels in the country. We are tired of pointing out problems in the National Assembly but no action is being taken by the government. The government did nothing for the welfare of the farmers. Bilawal demanded the central government to reduce the prices of fertilizers.
The PPP president said that if we want to save the economy, then we have to remove the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan. "We have decided that we will leave Karachi on February 27. People of Hyderabad will also join us. We will send this government home in a democratic, legal and constitutional manner with the support of the people of Pakistan."
Criticizing the ruling coalition, he said that the architects of the elected government of Sindh were conspiring to harm Sindh, they were trying to harm the peace of Sindh. As long as the linguistic organizations keep fighting among themselves, we will not get our right, he said, we will not allow injustice to happen to Sindhi, Urdu and Pashto speaking people. He said that the people should thwart the conspiracy of these linguistic organizations while maintaining unity. The PPP president said that those who call the new local body system introduced by the Sindh Chief Minister as a black law will have a black face. The people of Sindh will once again reject these people, this is their last attempt. He said those who used to raise slogans against Pakistan are the enemies of Hyderabad.
Meanwhile, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah while addressing the rally said that the PTI government has deprived people of their right to live. He said the PTI ministers who were accused of smuggling fertilizers were not aware that the borders of Sindh and Afghanistan do not meet. He said that the people of Pakistan have decided to remove the present government.