LARKANA: The election campaigns launched by candidates of many political parties have gained momentum in the home district of Bhutto leaders to gather the public’s support ahead of the general elections. Reportedly, the Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) candidate for provincial assembly seat PS-12 Saifullah Abro suffered a setback on Sunday when his political rival PPP’s Suhail Anwar Siyal convinced GDA’s member Javed Mithani successfully to abandon GDA and join PPP. Resultantly, another influential of the area Javed Jagirani also announced to join PPP along with his supporters. On the occasion, Siyal denounced his political rivals and said that those who were talking to give a tough time to PPP were ‘living in a dreamland’. “PPP is a sea and many alliances were made against the party in the past, but eventually they all failed miserably,” he said. Meanwhile, the GDA candidate for PS-11 Moazim Abbasi visited various villages of his constituency where villagers assured him their full support. Moreover, hundreds of youths carried out a motorcycle-rally initiating from old bus stand while waving GDA flags, holding placards and portraits of GDA’s Abbasi to express their support for him. After marching through various roads, the rally culminated at Naundero roundabout where Abbasi addressed the party’s workers and supporters. “Larkana does not belong to any party, but it belongs to its residents while neglected by Zardari and his henchmen,” he said adding that during last ten years, all fundamental needs of the people of Larkana were wrested by the corrupt politicians. “People have awakened, and would not be deceived by the fake promises of Zardari’s league,” he said while vowing to serve the people for their betterment after winning the upcoming elections. Meanwhile, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate for PS-10 Ameer Bakhsh Bhutto announced to support GDA’s candidate Akbar Shah Rashdi for PS-12. They pledged to ensure provision of quality education, healthcare facilities, employment opportunities and potable water for the citizens. Moreover, the GDA candidate for PS-15 Dr Safdar Abbasi visited several villages including Pandi, Aftab Magsi, Meeral Machi, Hamal, Arzi Bhutto to garner support from the influential villagers. “Accountability of corrupt politicians has been started,” he said. The candidate for NA-200 Rashid Mahmood Soomro also led a huge rally for electioneering. Published in Daily Times, July 16th 2018.