HYDERABAD, May 19: The Sindh National Front chief, Mumtaz Ali Bhutto, has said that talks were going on with different people and groups including the people sitting in the government for the formation of a new party at the national level.

Talking to journalists at the Circuit House here on Sunday, the SNF chief said that the People’s Party and the Muslim League, who reach the corridors of power, were two potent forces, and added that nationalist forces could possibly become the third force if they get united.

He said that the country was in the grip of crisis and the Sindh government was simply not functioning.

He said after the elections tussle developed on ministries and blackmailing was done to get more ministries at the Centre.

Mr Mumtaz said as far as Sindh was concerned, 30 to 35 ministers, advisers, and special assistants were appointed and the pressure was still continuing.

He said the situation had reached such a stage that it had become difficult for the government to hold a joint session of the parliament.

He said the masses were the worst sufferers as the ministers were interested only in the transfers of officials.

Mr Mumtaz sarcastically said that ministers were responsible for evolving new policies for the welfare of the people but the ground reality was that some ministers even did not know how to talk and the result was that the secretaries refused to obey the orders of such ministers.

He said corruption had crossed all limits and unemployment and price hike had made the lives of the people miserable.

He said the life and property of the people were not safe and the police were simply unable to perform their duties.

He said that anarchy had become the order of the day, and added that the people had come to believe that the government could not help them, and, therefore, they should make their own arrangements for protecting themselves.

He said there had been a marked increase in the proliferation of weapons, and added that there was an increase in bloodshed too.