MQM chief Altaf Hussain appealed to inactive senior workers to return to the party and asked them to help MQM leaders take the party’s movement forward.. PHOTO: APP
KARACHI:
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain dissolved the party’s Karachi Tanzeemi Committee on Tuesday night, following complaints received from his workers regarding the committee’s inefficiency.
Addressing an important meeting held at the Lal Qila ground, Altaf announced that he was dissolving the committee currently headed by Hammad Siddiqui.
Journalists were not allowed to cover the meeting, and party activists present at the meeting were told not to bring their cell phones.
Workers from all the units and sectors, along with members of other organisational wings and committees attended the meeting.
It was announced that office bearers of the Tanzeemi Committee would not be able to enjoy posts for more than three years.
At the meeting workers expressed their dissatisfaction with the functioning of the Tanzeemi Committee.
The move to dissolve the committee comes days after a incident took place at the MQM headquarters of Nine Zero early Sunday morning, when workers of the party manhandled not only members of the MQM’s Coordination Committee but journalists as well. This action of the workers followed Altaf Hussain’s criticism of the MQM’s Coordination Committee.
Following the incident, Altaf directed his party workers to tender apologies to members of the Coordination Commitee.
Other major decisions regarding the party set-up are expected to be announced at another worker’s meeting on Saturday.
Altaf appealed to inactive senior workers to return to the party and asked them to help MQM leaders take the party’s movement forward.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 22nd, 2013.
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Relax guys. Dont be so optimistic. MQM will not get rid of us so easily.
MQM could have and should have done a lot more but the problem is what they should not have done. They should not have given arms to the youth, should not have introduced bhatta which is now a source of income of almost all political parties in Karachi, should not have introduced bori band lashain which has inculcated violence and divided the city on ethnic lines, should not have harnessed street crime to the level where every traveller is in a state of constant hypertension.
i would love to live in Karachi because of so many great things about this great city but with MQM still actively engaged in the above acts I think no one in their sane mind would dare come to Karachi.
May Allah rid Karachi of MQM and other menaces.
@all MQM bashers whatever MQM did in the last five years ,there were no corruption charges against them .Not a single one .Unlike PMLn PPP ,and the old guards of PTI .
@Asghar: and all PTI supporters only have IK & his one hospital to boast about...
Reorganisation yes, but with Altaf Bhai being present here he look at the affairs more effectively as now there is a growing dissension in the ranks of the party.
Some comments are concentrated on the issue of the development of Karachi. Yes, five years ago he did perform. But actually, what concerns people most is the coercive environment of Karachi and the lack of true freedom. Pervasive violence and it sporadic occurrences are catching people unprepared many a times. This mars freedom of movement and instills fears in the populace. Moreover, talk of detachment and the like and the lack of mainstreaming makes MQM disliked and outside of Karachi, the Mohajir are bearers of the consequences.
@True Karachiwala: you are wrong my friend.
Why out comments are not published where the several comments from one name appears frequently, and name seems to be media persons of specific party :(
@sameer:
Not even 20 seats for a national party like MQM ???
@sameer: Punjab first pushed down and then stabbed IK
@Aysha:
@Fudge: He did all that he could under city governement, he could not go beyond the jurisdiction and solve middle east conflic
After this reply, Ms.Aysha, I expect Fudge to remain absent from this forum for couple of weeks.
@abKHAN where is sunami in PUnajb 20 seats out of 297 ?
@Aysha: OK, mobile phone snatching and target killing isn't even remotely related to Middle-East issues I would think, but even that is irrelevant. Whatever MK did was 5 years ago! This is 2013!
@syedPK Can you please give anything from the last 5 years?
@Aysha: Kamal's tenure ended in 2008. What has the MQM given the ppl of khi in the past 5 years? Terror and killings?
@ Fudge
FYI, the jurisdiction of CDG does not include education security and health, and even then CDG improved these, the revamping of Abbasi Shaheed hospital to the standard of Agha Khan Hospital with a flat rate of 5 Rs per patient, expanding the Karachi institute of Heart desease, stablishment of various schools including first cadet school and college of Karachi, he even laid plan for electricity generation unit whose loan money was then diverted from CDG to SG during last tenure, He installed the wireless survielence system that was second to none in the world by technology and was invited Police and rangers to use it which they refused and at the end it was just used to supply traffic accident tapes to media, you name it he has done it my friend just because you chose to ignore it doesnt mean he didnt do it.. By the way there is a difference between the infrastructure work done by MK and SS, the development work done in Lahore was on individual basis disconnected from the big picture of the city, while in Karachi it was done with a first ever Master plan of the city.
For all people commenting on MQM from outside, Mustafa Kamal is nobody. This party carries loads of people far better than him. The only thing matters is to remove the Agency virus from Rabita Committee file of MQM software. The entire database will start working as of late eighties.
Pir sahab please....
@Fudge: He did all that he could under city governement, he could not go beyond the jurisdiction and solve middle east conflict
leaders of all parties need to realise that unless they start serving the people and solve their day-to-day problems on the ground, they will be rejected in the near future. So irrespective of it being MQM, PTI, PPP, PML N or any other party, the bottom line is... Serve the people of your country! Anyone who starts talking about conceptual things that do not show immediate results at all....they should know that they are losing their way. Those who lost in a constituency...you need to work harder to serve the people for next elections...those who won...your test is on!
@Noor Khan: it is the only party that has a metabolic rate healthier than others. Party leaders are taken to task and made accountable for their actions. This is a permutation leading to the start of a new era of healthy introspection within the party. Salams
Progressive Party. No other political party after the elections did analysis but played blame games. MQM is the one started working on weaknesses! Well Done MQM!
MQM needs dissolution !
@Jharloo:
Tsunami still secured more seats than the so called "National party" MQM, which could beg seats only from two cities
Mr. Altaf, kindly also check the assests of all your MPA's and MNA's , which were in the power from last decade or so... you will know the truth, how much money and assests they made... what were they before and where they stand now...( or i think you already know it.. that's why you said...they think you are money making machine for them..)...hmmm.
MQM needs a teetotaler, soft spoken but shrewd leader, who resides in Pakistan.
@Aysha: All supporters of MQM only have Mustafa Kamal to fall back on. Even that was 5 years ago. What has happened in the last 5 years? Is Mustafa Kamal all there is to MQM?
P.S building a few flyovers and underpasses doesn't change the state of a city and its people. This is exactly what Shahbaz Sharif has been doing in Lahore, i.e. cosmetic changes. Its education, security, health, and general well-being of the public that comes first. Infrastructure development comes afterwards. Admittedly, the security situation was much better during Mr. Kamals time and yes, he did a good job but didn't solve the concrete issues Karachi has faced overtime. I say all this with no ethnic bias at all (I am a Karachiite myself).
Is it the same Tanzeemi Committee which beat Rabitta Committee members last week? any one?
@John: Waiting for the courts for their verdict, until then I choose to believe innocent until proven guilty'
@Noor Khan: wishful thinking, MQM is not a corporate, but a party led by philosophy and a clear vision
All I see is fear and panic behind those moves. The people of Karachi are standing up for their rights now. The top political party lost 10% vote bank and that's just the beginning.
This looks like a step in right direction, it really requires guts to overhaul his party like this without having a fear of repulsion or reservations from the ones who are discharged.
MQM's problem is the communication gap with the central leadership and the local leadership as Altaf Hussain is out in a self exile, i have personally seen this party evolving from grass wrote since 80s and it has all the right elements. However lately a lot of criminals and people having money making thought process have joined the party.
Keeping themselves aligned with PPP also damaged the fame, however still majority of urdu speaking class supports MQM as their only representatives.
MQM has done a lot in back ground for urdu speaking youth in terms of jobs etc, however in general i think there is a sentiment that Altaf Hussain should come back and run the party as the local leadership is not worthy of it.
@Aysha: Every MQM supporter when defending MQM can only talk about Mustafa Kamal. I agree he did well. Please make him the leader of MQM. It would be a much better choice.
@Aysha Even I acknowledge Mustafa kamal's capabilities and hardwork along with the fact that MQM's leadership is all from middle class and free from financial irregularities however you cannot ignore the violent and intimidating style politics of altaf hussain.You appear to be an educated individual and not calling spade a spade reflects bad on you and i am not speaking with any prejudice here.
@SpeakTruth: Everything has end like TSUNAMI that is gone with the wind before it starts.
MQM will find a way, it is not a party of self serving, self perpetuating thugs busy in making money and developing business empires. A very bold step which will be successful
@SpeakTruth: MQM- did not serve the masses? Pls dont be blinded by prejudice, everybody acknowledged Mustafa Kamal's work, unprecedented dynamism and dedication in a public representative
MQM needs Rebirth not Reorganisation. Replace poor minds in top tiers with fresh and positive ones.
MQM. Beginning of the end!
Every beginning has an end. Those who do not serve masses and rely on power politics, they are going to reach their definite end sooner or later. After elections, his party has won but lost genuine support of masses.
Panick my friends,Panic!
Altaf Altaf