Workers of Awami Tehreek and Sindhyani Tehreek continue to participate in the sit-in at Babarlu for the fifth consecutive day
Hyderabad / Sukkur / Babarlu (PR): Workers of Awami Tehreek and Sindhyani Tehreek continue to participate in the sit-in at Babarlu for the fifth consecutive day.
Delegations of Awami Tehreek and Sindhyani Tehreek have arrived at the sit-in in the form of caravans from various districts including Dadu, Hyderabad, Larkana, Qambar-Shahdadkot, Sukkur, Naushahro Feroze, and Badin.
According to the central press spokesperson of Awami Tehreek, leaders of Awami Tehreek and Sindhyani Tehreek join the protest in large numbers on a daily basis.
The Awami Tehreek delegation, led by Central General Secretary Advocate Sajid Hussain Mahesar, Central Leader Advocate Sarwan Jatoi, and Sindhyani Tehreek leaders Advocate Hina Baloch, Dr. Fida Bhuriyo, Abdul Salam Soomro, Hameed Inquilabi, Sindhyani Baloch, Shumaila Mashori, Nadra Meerani, Shahid Hussain Solangi, Muhammad Haroon Kalhoro, Faheem Soomro, and Mujahid Shar, remains present at the Babarlu sit-in.
Advocate Sajid Hussain Mahesar, Central General Secretary of Awami Tehreek, stated that the six new canal and corporate farming projects are a threat to the existence of Sindh. He asserted that the peaceful democratic struggle would continue until these projects are buried.
He further stated that the corporate farming and canal projects are conspiracies against the country. The PML-N government, operating under the fascist ideology of Greater Punjab, is causing harm to the country.
Advocate Sajid claimed that the Punjabi establishment is pushing the country toward the conditions of 1971. He demanded the repeal of black laws including the Board of Investment Amendment Act 2023.
Continued Sit-in on Fifth Day
Leaders of Awami Tehreek and Sindhyani Tehreek, including Advocate Sajid Hussain Mahesar, Advocate Sarwan Jatoi, Advocate Hina Baloch, Dr. Fida Bhuriyo, Abdul Salam Soomro, Hameed Inquilabi, Sindhyani Baloch, Maryam Brohi, Shumaila Mashori, Nadra Meerani, Shahid Hussain Solangi, Muhammad Haroon Kalhoro, Faheem Soomro, and Mujahid Shar, remain present at the Babarlu sit-in on the fifth day.
Delegations of workers from Dadu, Hyderabad, Larkana, Qambar-Shahdadkot, Sukkur, Naushahro Feroze, and Badin continue to join the sit-in. While addressing the protest, the leaders reiterated that they would continue their peaceful democratic struggle until the canal and corporate farming projects are scrapped.
They said the six new canals and corporate farming initiatives are an attack on the very identity of Sindh. They criticized Khawaja Saad Rafique for promoting the Greater Thal Canal as an implementation of the fascist ideology of Greater Punjab.
The leaders accused the federal government of siding with Punjab and being complicit in injustices against the Sindhi nation. They demanded the formation of an independent international commission to resolve the Sindh-Punjab water dispute and rectify the injustices inflicted on Sindh over the past 150 years.
They alleged that Punjab has stopped Sindh’s water supply and destroyed the Indus Delta, resulting in the sea devouring fertile lands of Sindh. The Punjab government’s water theft has caused severe hardships in Sindh. Compensation should be provided for the damages, and new lands should be allocated to those who lost theirs to the sea.
The leaders also accused the Punjabi establishment of conspiring to dismantle Jinnah’s Pakistan once again but vowed that the people of Sindh would defend the country and defeat anti-state forces.
They condemned the corporate farming and canal projects as conspiracies against the state and alleged that the PML-N government, by pursuing the Greater Punjab ideology, is harming the federation. They also criticized the PPP for once again siding with undemocratic forces, comparing it to their role in 1971 and accusing them of betraying democracy.
The leaders condemned the establishment of SIFC (Special Investment Facilitation Council) as a form of martial law worse than the One Unit policy. They labeled it a dangerous and tyrannical institution. They accused PPP of betraying the nation by supporting SIFC.
The protest leaders demanded the repeal of all black laws, including the Board of Investment Amendment Act 2023, PECA Amendment, and the 26th Constitutional Amendment.
