MQM discipline: ‘Workers involved in crimes were expelled’

Altaf Hussain said the MQM, being part of the society, contained “good as well as bad elements”


Express September 15, 2011

LONDON:


The chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has said that his party is a “peaceful and democratic party and it believes in (waging a) peaceful struggle”.


Speaking to members of the MQM’s coordination committee on Wednesday, he said that his party had “no place for criminals as it is against all kind of violence, terrorism, corruption and criminal activities”.

“This is why, any of the party worker found to be involved in any kind of criminal activity were expelled from the party,” he said.

He said the MQM, being part of the society, contained “good as well as bad elements”,  but the movement was the “only party which has expelled criminal elements from its ranks”.

Thus, he said, the party cannot be held responsible for the personal acts of individuals.

He said that his party “is known for its discipline”.



Published in The Express Tribune, September 15th, 2011.

COMMENTS (12)

Masooma | 12 years ago | Reply Response It is not what emotionally charged Zulfikar Mirza is saying, the MQM is getting the flak from all other parties, media and ethno-linguistic communities. That is the reality and ‘practicalism’ is to step back and change the present strategy, thinking about a better and long-term future of the country in general and Karachiites in particular. If Karachi loses, the Muhajir youth loses more than anybody else in the city for they have nowhere to go for education and jobs. The leaders of MQM have been fighting with Sindhis and Pakhtuns over the Karachi-Hyderabad election turf, although it is in their prime interest to maintain peace in these cities. Karachi’s law and order situation has scared the private sector away to Punjab and to the Gulf countries. What Muhajir leaders fail to understand is that today we live in times where governments are shrinking and employment for the Muhajir youth is in the private sector? That is where no quota works, which the MQM resents, and merit matters. The Muhajir youth has been shown not the path of excelling on merit but is being fed on lectures that they are being deprived by other communities and being armed. The impact of this policy of the Muhajir leaders can be seen by the fact that the quality of Muhajir youth merit has been consistently declining in proportion to the increase in their reliance on the barrel of the gun.
Imran Agha | 12 years ago | Reply You just can't expect them to give an unbaised opinion. Just like Wajahat said above that we are all fed in Pakistan by our elders, media the society etc but I would like to say one thing that all those who love voicing their opinions at the top of their lungs on Facebook or the internet for that matter, they 'DON'T EVEN BOTHER TO GET OFF THEIR BUTTS AND VOTE'. We Pakistanis on Facebook are less than 5% of our total population so our opinions don't matter Jack as compared to the whole population, like I said before 'We don't even Vote'. It is easy for us to sit in our Air conditioned rooms and act like intellectuals and be totally oblivious to the fact that our opinion doesn't mean anything, it is only the common man of Pakistan who can bring real change. Whether you like it or not the botton line is the fact that MQM is Pakistan's fastest growing and the most educated political party.
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