Owaisi Slams Bilawal Bhutto Over ‘Blood Will Flow’ Remark, Reminds Him of Bhutto Family Tragedies
Hyderabad, April 28:
AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi strongly criticized Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Bilawal Bhutto Zardari over his inflammatory comment that “either our water will flow or their blood” following India’s decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty. Hitting back, Owaisi reminded Bilawal of the violent deaths of his mother, former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, and his grandfather, former President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
“Forget about such childish talk,” Owaisi said, addressing the media. “He should first remember who killed his mother. Terrorism killed her. And when they kill our mothers and daughters, it is the same terrorism,” he added, slamming Bilawal for what he called irresponsible and immature statements.
Bilawal Bhutto, who served as Pakistan’s Foreign Minister until 2023 and remains a key figure in the ruling coalition, made the provocative remarks at a rally in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, which left 26 people dead, including 25 tourists and a Kashmiri civilian.
Owaisi also accused Pakistani leaders of double standards and mocked their dependency on foreign powers. “Unless the US gives you something, you cannot even run your country,” he said. He further likened extremists in Pakistan to the Khawarij — a group historically regarded as deviants — and compared their actions to those of ISIS sympathizers.
The remarks from Bilawal drew widespread condemnation from across India’s political spectrum. Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri advised Bilawal to get his “mental condition checked” and warned that India would no longer tolerate such threats. Congress MP Shashi Tharoor also called Bilawal’s statement “inflammatory,” adding, “If blood is going to flow, it will possibly flow more on their side than ours.”
Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in 2007 during a public rally in Rawalpindi, a killing linked to terror outfits like al-Qaeda and Taliban factions. Her assassination remains a symbol of the persistent threat of extremism in Pakistan.