Bilawal’s jibe: ‘Fool me twice…
Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Friday refuted any chances of forming a coalition with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) after the February 8 general elections.
Notably, the PPP and PML-N were major partners in the Pakistan Democratic Movement’s (PDM) 16-month government that was formed after overthrowing the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) government in April 2022.
However, as the general elections draw near, the PPP has been on a rampage against its former coalition partners, blaming the PML-N for the skyrocketing inflation and economic mismanagement in the short-term government.
On being asked about aligning with ML-N in an interview with Geo News, Bilawal said, “Who told you that the PPP will form a coalition government with them [PML-N]? I have stated this before as well: ‘Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me’.”
“If they were banking on the [PPP] to form their government, then it will be tough for them,” Bilawal said, as he noted that the PML-N is not in a good position in Punjab as it has been in the past.
The PPP leader further said that people from across the spectrum are against PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif becoming the prime minister for the fourth time. He noted that his party would bring independent candidates into their fold to form a government and elect its premier, Geo News reported.
Recalling the PDM’s tenure, the PPP chief blamed the PML-N for not following up on the commitments made with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which put the country at stake.
“Their decision hurt the economy,” he said, terming the PML-N leaders’ narrative of “sacrificing politics for saving the state” a “joke”.
On being asked about Imran Khan-led PTI, Bilawal said that as a “democratic politician”, he is not in favour of any party’s electoral symbol being taken away as it is crucial to any campaign.
“I would not want it; however, it is written in the law that a party should hold internal polls. When the PTI was in the government, they were told to hold intra-party elections,” Bilawal said.
“Party workers had to bear this loss because of PTI’s legal team,” he added.
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