‘Lion wants someone else to hunt for him’, Bilawal Bhutto takes jibe at PML-N leadership

Amid rising political temperatures ahead of the February 8 general elections, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has thrown shade on Nawaz-led Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) once again.

Political parties are expediting their electioneering with a series of manifestos, new vows, and past performances. Besides, PML-N and PPP are eyeing the premier’s office and desperately swaying voters to elect them to power.

“Only jiyalas are present in the electoral field and fully ready to contest [general polls],” said the PPP chairman while addressing a public meeting in Shahdadpur.

“On the other hand, ‘lion’ [PML-N’s electoral sign] is hiding like a cat and wanting someone else to hunt for him,” he said taking a dig at the Nawaz-led party.

“It is a bloodsucking lion who wants blood of labourers, farmers, and the nation. PML-N has an electoral sign of ‘lion’ in Punjab, (and in Sindh) ‘star’ — election symbol of Grand Democratic Alliance — is its facilitator.”

He appealed to nationals to give a heavy mandate to his party on February 8 by voting for PPP candidates in all constituencies from Karachi to Kashmore.

With a clear majority, PPP would be empowered to perform all public welfare tasks will full force, he added.