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dawn.com
Islamabad
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday lambasted the"favouritism"being shown towards the PTI chief Imran Khan, alleging that in the run-up to the elections there is a movement underway to form"a puppet alliance"and a new Islami Jamhoori Ittehad, giving Khan and his party a leg up in the polls.
"If Imran Khan is so popular, if his politics is on a high [as is being presented] and people are with him, why is there a need for favouritism towards him? Why is there a need to give a non-level playing field to other political parties?"Bilawal asked, speaking to reporters in Lala Musa, where he is campaigning for the upcoming elections.
"Why is Imran Khan afraid of free and fair elections?"he wondered."It is because he knows that, be it the GDA [Grand Democratic Alliance] or the PTI or whoever else, they cannot compete on a level playing field."
"Khan sahab is under the false impression that he can become the prime minister through conspiracies; he will fail in this conspiracy,"the PPP chief claimed.
"You might gain from the politics of hate and abuse in the short term, but in the long term, a lot of damage will be done to the nation and its youth,"Bilawal cautioned, in response to a question regarding the controversial language used by PTI leaders.
The PPP chief claimed that it was not just the PPP and PML-N who held reservations over the fairness of the election, but also the Awami National Party, political leaders in Balochistan, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and international media.
