‘Not scared of monkeys’: Bilawal Bhutto criticizes opposition for use ‘abusive language’ in Pak Prez Zardari’s speech

As President Asif Ali Zardari spoke at the parliament on Friday, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, the chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), criticized the opposition for using disparaging language. He also said that his party has a history of standing up to dictators and that they are not afraid of the “jungle’s monkeys,” according to Geo News.

Bilawal referred to the opposition’s actions and their use of foul language in the joint session as “unparliamentary” behavior during his remarks at a news conference on Friday.

According to the PPP chairman, who served as foreign minister in the previous government, the president’s address included a strategy for guiding the country out of its economic crisis.

Speaking negatively of the opposition, the PPP leader said, “Unfortunately, the opposition made its own history.” According to Geo News, he also said that they will take criticism from the opposition in the legislative branch.

His remarks came the day after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) lawmakers staged a boisterous demonstration during the first joint session of parliament after the general elections on February 8.

In response to President Asif Ali Zardari’s “olive branch” that he had offered in his first parliamentary address, PTI leader Omar Ayub Khan referred to him as “illegal”.

Furthermore, the PTI Chairman, Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, called their protest and disturbance in the joint session of parliament a “21-cannon salute” to President Zardari. He’d claimed, “We gave Zardari a 21-cannon salute,” according to Geo News.

Supporting the disciplinary action taken by Speaker of the National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq against Members of Parliament Jamshed Ahmad Khan Dasti and Muhammad Iqbal Khan, Bilawal stated: “It was necessary to set a precedent.” The NA speaker revoked the two lawmakers’ memberships for the current session earlier today because they used derogatory language during the president’s speech.

The PPP chief emphasized the necessity for cooperation on foreign policy, saying, “Politics is your right, but everyone should be united on foreign policy.”