Sardar Aamir Bhutto denies that the ice has thawed with the PPP
Bhutto shares a frigid relationship with the PPP’s current leadership, which he feels has adopted a ‘step-motherly’ attitude towards his clan. Disillusioned by what he says is the party’s apathy towards the clan’s hardships, he decided to part ways with it in June. After the president’s sister, PPP MNA Faryal Talpur, along with Sindh ministers Agha Siraj Durrani and Ayaz Soomro visited Bhutto’s house in Larkana on the second day of Eid, there were reports that the ice had finally thawed. But at a press conference organised on Thursday, Bhutto unequivocally dispelled these claims.
“It’s a Sindhi custom to respect every person who visits our homes – whether friend or foe. I told Faryal Talpur about injustices against the Bhutto clan and she left saying that she would return within a couple of days,” said Sardar Aamir. He accused the PPP of painting a false picture of the meeting’s outcome.
Bhutto said that the clan’s supreme council had met earlier in the day and was trying to carve out a strategy, including whether to support the PPP. “The elders will visit every city and town in the country and discuss the matter with people there,” he said.
His family’s political history dates to 1927, when his grandfather, Sardar Wahid Bux Bhutto, was elected a member of the legislative assembly. His father, Sardar Pir Bux Khan Bhutto, also participated actively in politics and was elected MPA in 1977.
“The Bhutto clan always supported and made sacrifices for the PPP. The present government also came to power with the clan’s support. But in return, the party’s leadership kept pushing it against the wall,” said Bhutto. “We showed restraint for four years, but enough is enough. If the clan is being neglected, then why should I support the government?”
He said that the clan will also decide whether or not he should contest the general elections. Bhutto denied that he had been made any offer by MNA Faryal Talpur during their meeting.
“To express my anger at the fact that the Bhutto clan was being neglected, I refused official protocol and guards provided by the government. These things alone cannot pacify the clan. Our youth is being denied employment,” said Bhutto. He added that his clan’s members approach him for jobs and transfers. “I have to tell them that I am helpless.”
Published in The Express Tribune, August 24th, 2012.
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@Blithe, You're either kidding yourself or a liar if you think that PML-N doesn't do the same thing. Its a sad fact that in Pakistani politics there is little to no differentiation between the actual policies of the various parties. They will all subsidize petroleum. None of them will reform the tax code. They all love the the status quo because it works for them. A couple of the simplest reforms that this country could undertake is for the election commission to regulate party names. If there is already one Pakistan Muslim League registered as a party, there cannot be another one, If you want to start your own party, come up with your own name. Secondly, direct election of our President by the people. Thirdly, each political party must submit the name of their potential PM before the elections. Simple reforms that give the people a sense of participation and ownership in their government.will result in a better educated voter and a better working party.
Ask your 'clan's youth' that educate themselves and then come for jobs. Its people like you that deprive interior Sindh from education, you are robbing your own people for your own good!
is it just me or this pic looks more like of Adnan Sami :D
Aamir Bhutto quoted -- He added that his clan’s members approach him for jobs and transfers. “I have to tell them that I am helpless.”
So it is all about making more money. And what is "clan" business in this age? Sindhis are only declaring themselves backward people by issuing such statements.
Why should you be involved in jobs and transfers???? Shocking!!!
That's why I prefer PML N. They don't stuff party men into givernment jobs .