MQM Rabita Committee slams Bilawal's 'namaloom afraad' comment

Bilawal was reading his statement from a piece of paper, we will take this as part of PPP's stated policy, says Rizvi


Web Desk October 06, 2014

KARACHI: MQM's Rabita Committee convened an emergency meeting on Monday after PPP patron-in-chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari lashed out at MQM chief Altaf Hussain, asking him to control his "namaloom afraad".

"Bilawal was reading his statement from a piece of paper, therefore we will take this as part of PPP's stated policy," MQM leader Haider Abbas Rizvi said.

"It was not a slip of tongue," Rizvi said, adding that the statement made by Bilawal is an open threat to Altaf.

He went on to describe the statements made by Bilawal as those "filled with hatred and based on discrimination."

"The Rabita Committee has taken serious notice and legal angles have been considered," he went on to add.

The MQM leader further added that the party would take this matter to the Sindh Assembly, National Assembly and Senate to demand answers from PPP.

"What is the meaning of this threat to Altaf Hussain? The reason for these [threats] will be determined on the floor of the Sindh Assembly," he reiterated.

"We will convey our concerns to the MET police and we will contact the UK government for the safety of Altaf," he said.

Further, he said, Bilawal's address will be evaluated in a constitutional, legal and political manner.

"During the last 35 years, a multitude of individuals had tried to make things difficult for Altaf Hussain, but history is witness that such elements have found themselves in difficulty instead," Rizvi said.

The MQM leader added that the Rabta committee will convene after three days of Eid to announce the party’s course of action.

Rizvi said the landowning class of Sindh is apprehensive over Altaf's stance on setting up new administrative units in the province but no amount of threats would stop them from pursuing their goal.

"Provinces based on administrative structure is Pakistan's future," the MQM leader said.

Hitting out at the PPP, Rizvi said the party had lost its popularity, except in rural Sindh. "People in large amounts are walking away from PPP," he said.

COMMENTS (43)

Ricky | 9 years ago | Reply

@Umar: You wrote "What guts? I would accept your comment if Bilawal is brave enough to walk the streets of Karachi with or without guards" Are you telling openly and honestly that streets of Karachi are ruled by Namaloom killers? In other words you have more than confirmed what Bilawal had guts to say.

Alter Ego | 9 years ago | Reply

I dont like Bilawal but that was admirable.

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