Can be no greater change than a democrat appearing in Hitler’s form: Shah

SUKKUR: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Khursheed Shah on Saturday once again criticised Prime Minister Imran Khan’s statement on “U-turns” and said that there can be no greater change than a democrat appearing in the form of Adolf Hitler.

Addressing a ceremony in Sukkur, the PPP leader said, “All Pakistanis who uphold democracy would have been shocked at the prime minister’s statement.”

“Even Zia-ul-Haq and Yahya Khan did not liken themselves to Hitler. [Pervez] Musharraf did not even do that,” Shah added.

“A democrat appeared in the form of Hitler and there can be no greater change than that,” the PPP leader asserted.

Further, Shah said, “A person with such a mindset became the prime minister of the country. People’s mindset and votes were disrespected and this needs to be strongly condemned."

“Dictators ruled over the country for 40 years but even today the politicians are suspects,” Shah thundered. “There are talks of holding those accountable who gave the Constitution and formed institutions.”

The PPP leader lamented, “The kind of language that is used in the Parliament today is shameful. We have never before heard such language in the Parliament.”

Shah further said, “The opposition will not interfere in the government’s affairs if it does its work. The current Parliament has not been able to pass any laws.”

“We constituted National Finance Commission (NFC) after approval from all four provinces and today, attempts are being made to it. The 18th Amendment safeguards the rights of provinces and it is the need of the hour that the country has a strong federation,” he said while adding that the provinces will get their due share when the federation is strong.