PPP's Sharmila Farooqi's big claim regarding "General Elections 2024"
PPP's Sharmila Farooqi's big claim regarding "General Elections 2024"
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00:00 You must remember that there was a time when the Bibi Sahiba's community was tried to defeat.
00:06 She was sitting in the assembly with 17 members.
00:08 And in the next election she was the Prime Minister.
00:11 So never underestimate your enemy.
00:13 Here is a competition.
00:15 If free and fair elections are held in this country, then you will get big surprises.
00:20 In Karachi, we were told that there is no need for the People's Party to fight local government elections.
00:25 There is no existence of the People's Party.
00:27 What happened? Today the People's Party's Mayor is sitting there.
00:30 So, this saying, this showing arrogance and this kind of talking.
00:37 I think my community always does consensus politics.
00:43 We have talked about this for them and for PTI as well.
00:47 Give everyone a level playing field.
00:49 Without anyone having a fear of favour in the elections.
00:52 Who has the level playing field?
00:54 Let the people decide.
00:55 If there is no election and no ballot theft, then you will see that the People's Party will be victorious.
01:05 Mr. Hashim, this is an interesting point.
01:12 She is saying that if there is no ballot theft, but the date has come.
01:16 What do you see as the biggest challenge?
01:20 Because elections are going to happen, but they should be such that political parties can trust them.
01:26 You have been a member of PTI for a long time.
01:29 Political parties have been talking about electoral reforms.
01:33 And it was still needed before.
01:36 How will the trust be established on the elections without it?
01:41 The one who wins will have trust.
01:44 How will the defeated people trust?
01:47 Or will they start shouting that it is not right, etc.
01:52 First of all, let me clarify one thing.
01:57 If Sharmila Sahiba is arrogant.
02:00 I am saying this with regret.
02:03 She may not know that my father was elected MP twice by the People's Party.
02:08 And twice I was elected with Respected Benazir Bhutto.
02:11 And if this was the situation of the Punjab Jamaat,
02:18 I would have been in the People's Party.
02:21 But I went to the Legislative Assembly after that.
02:25 She is saying that there should be a miracle.
02:28 In my district, there is not a single candidate in the People's Party with 4 MNA and 10 MPA seats.
02:35 So how can you hope?
02:37 We have come to the new Jamaat.
02:40 It is very difficult for us to vote.
02:43 We have been MPA and Minister for 5 years.
02:46 We have treated people well.
02:49 So this was my point.
02:51 You can do an independent survey.
02:53 Where is the People's Party standing?
02:55 I wish it was not like this.
02:57 I am sad.
02:58 I am not talking about arrogance.
03:00 I am talking about reforms.
03:07 It is too late for that.
03:09 I am talking about the future.
03:11 One thing that was not good was that our government was 5 years old.
03:18 There could have been a lot of things.
03:20 We could have joined people and talked about election reforms.
03:24 We could have come to a point where people are forced to accept the election results.
03:30 They will be forced only when they are sure that they have not been wronged.
03:36 The next government will be the one to sit on these points and sit with each other and go towards good reforms.
03:51 Barrister, how will Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf participate in the elections?
04:02 What are the preparations?
04:03 When will the Jalsa start?
04:05 What is the mindset?
04:07 Who is going to lead the party right now?
04:09 Your question is very important in this current political situation.
04:18 The date of the elections is just a very initial step.
04:24 The real step is to be transparent.
04:29 If the election is not transparent, then there is no need to have the elections.
04:33 Why are we investing billions of rupees?
04:37 We should just have an election and end the matter.
04:40 If we want to have an election, the aim is that the people get the right to freedom of expression in a transparent manner.
04:47 And they can express their political affiliation.
04:51 The first thing is that Tehreek-e-Insaf is going through a period of trial.
04:56 Our leaders are in jail.
05:00 Most of our people are in Ruposh.
05:03 Our workers and women are under arrest.
05:05 We will demand from the Election Commission to give the same opportunities to Tehreek-e-Insaf to ensure transparency.
05:13 So that they can run the election campaign.
05:18 And I think this is a good step for all political parties.
05:26 So that they can support Tehreek-e-Insaf.
05:30 Every party should not be in a level playing field.
05:32 Whoever wins in the election, I think we will win.
05:37 But whoever wins, at least he should not have the problem of credibility.
05:44 Secondly, whether Mr. Khan is in jail or free, he will lead Tehreek-e-Insaf.
05:51 And our work will be done in a transparent manner.
05:54 You said that we should get the same opportunities in a level playing field.
05:57 Obviously, the Election Commission has not imposed any restrictions on your party.
06:03 What is the status? Do you want to hold a Jalsa?
06:07 Is there any intention or restriction? What is happening?
06:11 The day the schedule for the election is announced, all administrative powers will be subject to the approval of the Election Commission of Pakistan.
06:21 This is the law.
06:22 If a post-in transfer of an officer is made and the police arrest a political activist without any basis,
06:30 then it is the responsibility of the Election Commission to not allow this.
06:34 And give a level playing field to every political party.
06:36 Mr. Sati, at present, we hold a Jalsa by filing many petitions in Peshawar High Court.
06:43 Despite the permission of the High Court, the police go and arrest our people.
06:47 Our MPAs and former ministers have been arrested.
06:50 Or against them, when the court gives bail in North, in Chitral,
06:55 then the DAI Khan, which is in the South, is arrested.
06:58 Our Minister, Mr. Kamran Banglish, is being arrested.
07:02 This is the situation in Punjab as well.
07:06 So, our demand is that the government ensures that every party is given a level playing field to run the election campaign.
07:16 And that no one is crushed.