ISLAMABAD: Criticising the arrests of PTI lawmakers on Sunday’s crackdown, PPP Chairman Bilawal-Bhutto Zardari has warned the coalition government led by the PML-N of repercussions of victimising political opponents following in the footsteps of the previous Imran Khan-led regime. “If the government’s only job is to decide, who should we put behind bars today [because] Khan did this to use and spoiled the [political] climate. If we repay in the same coin then you may be happy for one day but tomorrow you and I will be in the same jail,” the PPP chief said on the floor of the National Assembly on Wednesday. The PPP chief also slammed the former ruling party’s lawmakers for not respecting the parliamentary affairs and using the same confrontational tone in the house as they used in public rallies. “We decide whatever politics we want to do outside the house,” said the Bhutto scion, adding: “[…] However, we have [to play] a responsible role here.” Stressing on respecting the parliament’s dignity, Bilawal went on to say that if someone is a lawmaker then the individual will have to maintain a working relationship regardless of whatever they are saying in a public rally. The politico said that the PML-N is the ruling party in the Centre and Punjab, whereas, the PPP is governing the Sindh and Balochistan. He said that despite being an ally of the coalition government, his party has a difference of opinion with the ruling PML-N. “I have been criticising the government’s economic policies but I sit with them in different meetings,” he added. However, no institution could function without the supremacy of the Constitution, he stressed. Taking a jibe at PTI founder Imran Khan, Bilawal said that the former premier, who ruled the country from 2018 to 2022, had ruined the political environment.He clarified that he has no personal grudges against the PTI founder, adding that he also does not care about who jailed his father or his mother. Pointing towards the aggressive actions of the PTI lawmakers, Bilawal suggested: “If your leader [Imran Khan] is in jail for a time being then it does not make any difference. You should fight his legal battle on merit.”