Bilawal Bhutto expresses anger, warns Suhail Siyal over 'incendiary' speech: sources

KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Friday expressed severe anger over party lawmaker Suhail Anwar Siyal’s controversial speech in Thursday’s Sindh Assembly session, ARY News reported.

According to ARY News correspondent, PPP chief not only admonished the party leader but issued him a warning over his “irresponsible” use of words in the provincial assembly.

The PPP leader, while criticising opposition party Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), went on to criticise the whole Urdu-speaking community residing in Sindh.

He said that those who were given asylum in Sindh after the 1947 partition and were provided lands, food and water are speaking against the province’s interest which is unacceptable.

“People of Sindh opened their homes for you, what is this Mohajir business? whoever is born in Sindh is a Sindhi, Sindh is feeding all Sindhis and providing water to all who live in this province,” thundered Siyal.

Siyal’s speech was widely condemned with MQM-P leader Faisal Sabzwari saying that PPP leader’s speech just showed how ignorant he was of ground realities and financial affairs of the province.

“The basic elements of his (Siyal) speech were ignorance, discrimination and hate and just shows how ignorant he is of history,” said Faisal Sabzwari.

He maintained that the PPP leaders “always turn racist” when their top leadership faces accountability.

Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) leader Raza Haroon too condemned what he termed “Izhar-e-Bakwas” by Suhail Siyal and said that such behaviour from a leader belonging to province’s ruling party is “unacceptable”

“Everyone in Pakistan knows Mohajirs created this country and respects the community. Suhail Siyal should learn some history to know the sacrifices of people of Muslim-minority provinces of subcontinent in the creation of Pakistan,” Raza Haroon had said.