PTI California Celebrates Election Victory
By AbdusSattar Ghazali
The workers of Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) celebrated election victory Sunday (July 28, 2018) with great fervor and enthusiasm. About 150 PTI workers gathered at the Chandni Restaurant, Fremont/Newark CA to celebrate the victory and reaffirm support to their leader Imran Khan.
NazeerJanjua was MC of the colorful program attended by the PTI workers from near and far.
The theme of the celebration was that the July 25 elections have changed the dynamics of politics in Pakistan. The popular PTI naghma, “TabdeeliAaii Hai” was played repeatedly.
It was a festive atmosphere as the workers waved PTI flags. Many were donning dresses of symbolic PTI colors.
Malik Imtiaz Awan, a prominent worker and singer of the PTI, entertained the audience with PTI taranas and Saraiki songs.
The presence of PTI ladies was significant since about 50% workers were women who were seen enthusiastically waving the PTI flag.
A number of PTI local leaders were called to address the gatherin. They included: SohabHamdani, Firdos Kamran, Sonia Khawaja, Sadia, Muzammil Qureshi, Sajjad Ahmed, and Shak Khan.
The theme of the speeches was that the 2018 election has brought a big change in the politics of the country and Imran Khan has emerged successful in his political struggle after 23 long years.
Some of the worker here are with the PTI from the inception of the party.
SohabHamdani, in her speech, recalled her first meeting with Imran Khan in the 1990s when he visited this area to raise funds for his ShaukatKhanam Cancer Hospital.
Saeed Chaudhary, Chief Organizer of the PTI in California, is also with Imran Khan from theearly days of his political struggle. He reminded the audience that California PTI has always contributed financially to the organization as well as ShaukatKhanam Cancer Hospital.
Speakers urged the PTI workers and supporters to send maximum remittances to their relatives in Pakistan to contribute to the foreign exchange reserves of Pakistan.
It was suggested that the PTI performance in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was a major factor in motivating the people of Pakistan to vote for PTI. In the 2013 elections, the PTI emerged as the leading party in the KP province and formed government.
The speakers highlighted PTI performance in the PK, particularly, the mini-dam projects in KP to provide cheap electricity to the people, police administration reforms and improvement in the education system.
It may be added that in May 2017, the KP Provincial assembly passed the K-P Police Act to make the KP police department independent, ensure accountability in the police department and stop higher-ups from unlawful transfers of any police officials.
Reforms in KP education system improved parents confidence as a result more than 34,000 students migrated from private to government schools in 2016, while in 2017 a record migration of 151,000 students was recorded in government schools.
Another feature of the PTI victory celebration was the auction of two cricket balls, one cricket bat and one book autographed by Imran Khan which people bought with great interest.
The PTI is planning to hold similar victory events in other cities of California.
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