The picture of popular Punjab singer Sidhu Musewala is being used in the elections being held in Pakistan. Recently, a picture of Sidhu Musewala has appeared on a poster of Imran Khan’s party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Sidhu Musewala’s picture has been used in the election hoardings of PTI candidate Jain Qureshi.
In fact, the by-elections are going to be held in Punjab state of Pakistan on July 17 and the election campaign is in full swing there. In this campaign, Tehreek-e-Insaf, the party of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan, is using the photo of late singer Sidhu Musewala in its poster. In this poster, along with Musewala, the son of former Pakistan Foreign Minister Mahmood Qureshi, Jain Qureshi and local leaders are also seen there.
What is the motive behind putting up the poster: In the poster, ‘295’ is also written along with the photo of Musewala, this is his most famous song. Talking to BBC Urdu about Moosewala’s photo on the hoarding, Zain Qureshi said that I would like to thank all those who got this poster printed. This poster of ours became very viral because of Moosewala’s photo. Is. Earlier, none of our posters had become so popular. He said that we are trying to find out who has put up these posters and what was his motive behind it.
Zain Qureshi is the son of Shah Mehmood Qureshi, former Foreign Minister of Pakistan and Vice President of PTI. There are also a large number of Moosewala fans in Pakistan. Sidhu Musewala and his songs enjoy a lot of popularity in Pakistan as well. Perhaps this is the reason why Imran Khan’s party is using his photographs during the by-elections in Punjab.
It is worth mentioning that Sidhu Musewala was shot dead on 29 May 2022 in Mansa district of Punjab. He had contested the state assembly elections from Mansa in February on a Congress ticket. The names of gangsters Laurence Bishnoi and Goldie Brar have come to the fore behind his murder. According to the Punjab Police, Sidhu Musewala had left the house without security on the day of the murder. During this, the attackers opened fire after stopping his car. Musewala was immediately rushed to the hospital, where he was declared brought dead. After this incident, many questions were raised on the law and order of Punjab.