Sharmila Faruqui gets mocked for ‘boasting’ about Peoples Bus Service
The intra-district Peoples Bus Service was inaugurated by the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Monday earlier this week. The inauguration ceremony was also attended by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, Transport Minister Sharjeel Memon, and Labour Minister Saeed Ghani and others.
Under the much needed project, hundreds of buses will operate on seven different routes across Karachi. On Tuesday, as many as 100 new buses arrived at Karachi Port from China.
According to Sharjeel Memon, the provincial government of Sindh will bring thousands of buses in a year or two. He added that progress to set up a manufacturing plant has also been made.
The PPP leaders took to their social media accounts to share news about the bus service. However, one particular tweet got the most attention. Member of Sindh assembly Sharmila Faruqui clicked a selfie in one of the buses.
“Promise delivered,” she captioned her viral selfie.
Yes! Promise delivered ! #PeoplesBusService #pppp pic.twitter.com/nxCmKAEUUi
— Sharmila Sahibah faruqui S.I (@sharmilafaruqi) June 27, 2022
Reacting to Sharmila’s tweet, netizens mocked her for doing the ‘bare minimum’ after being in power for so many years.
not hating on you or anything but um idk it’s bare minimum yar sharmila https://t.co/Gs689m9bNS
— br. (@painduraja) June 28, 2022
A Twitter user Syed Zain Raza wrote: “We are asked to celebrate a BUS in a city with a population of 30 million that has had PPP in power for almost three decades.”
While almost every city in India has metro TRAINS, multiple cities in Iran have metro TRAINS, we are asked to celebrate a BUS in a city with a population of 30 million that has had PPP in power for almost three decades.. https://t.co/JJLyz3C4g5
— Syed Zain Raza (@SydZainRaza) June 28, 2022
Here’s what others had to say:
it just took 30 years ma'am well done https://t.co/n5S9n8YbTf
— x (@utdmurtaza_) June 28, 2022
PPP ministers travelling in mass transit. https://t.co/9XLocPrNrG pic.twitter.com/i99VJnTON9
— Jasir Shahbaz (@LahoreMarquez) June 28, 2022
Delivering bus service in 2022 is not an accomplishment but an example of failure. Lol https://t.co/8u5tnyh0ql
— Sir Saith Abdullah (@SaithAbdullah99) June 28, 2022
This whole party is flaunting their project of merely 100 buses after being in govt for past 14 years. Karachi ko kha gaye yeh wadairay! https://t.co/9XjvCbRmz4
— معید۔ (@yarmoeed) June 28, 2022
These elitiyas are boosting a bus like they delivered hyper loop in Karachi which takes you from DHA to Sorabh goth in the blink of an eye! https://t.co/9KYzg2hXvC
— Asad Sultan (@AsadSultan18) June 28, 2022
PPP is bragging about delivering a basic service to a big metropolitan city which they have been ruling for several decades.
Normal people would be ashamed instead of bragging about it this way, but normal people won't join PPP in the first place. https://t.co/NhCRfhyXoQ
— ً (@noirroad) June 28, 2022
This is year 2022 and a leader of ruling party, who are in power on and off since the beginning, feeling proud on providing the basic facility to the people of the financial hub of Pakistan 🤦
PPPs motto is to provide basic facilities as if they are paying zakat to the needy… https://t.co/dJML5coT9W
— Uzair سیدھا (@Uzair_Afaq) June 28, 2022
Keep them so deprived of basic necessities so when u give them bare minimum, they feel special and thank the government. https://t.co/rs4ayu7VNl
— A. 🇵🇸 (@yaarwolarka) June 28, 2022
Countries are planning for space programs in 21st century and our ministers are taking selfies in normal buses with pride that they have provided public transport to public .. what a shame !! https://t.co/95Ci8csy2f
— Dr Bismeen J (@BismeenDr) June 27, 2022
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