MUZAFFARGARH: Blaming the country’s foreign minister for his decision, Jamshed Dasti on Wednesday announced that he has quit the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and will be resigning from his National Assembly seat as well.
Dasti said that he will not be joining any political party and will contest elections independently in the future.
He lashed out at Hina Rabbani Khar and alleged that she had taken over Muzaffargarh – his constituency – and everything “was being done according to her will”. He added that Khar had never even visited her constituency.
“I am a simple person and I have been neglected because I do not obey feudal lords and bureaucrats,” Dasti told The Express Tribune.
“For every little problem and application, we have to take permission from Khar.”
Dasti – who had been elected from the Muzaffargarh NA-178 constituency – claimed that corrupt officers had been posted in his constituency and he had been raising his voice against this. He said he had complained to Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on a number of occasions, but to no avail.
He said that his resignation had been sent to the party leadership.
In July 2011, Dasti had expressed reservations over the “prime minister’s personal bureaucracy which is answerable to no one”. Criticising the bureaucracy, Dasti had complained that the executives mistreated members of the national and provincial assemblies.
Clarifying rumours of him joining Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Dasti had earlier said: “I will never join the PTI. I am the follower of Bhuttoism.”
However, sources close to Dasti revealed that he might join the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM). Earlier on December 23, Dasti had attended the public gathering of the MQM after which President Asif Ali Zardari had called him and assured that his problems and reservations will be addressed soon.
In June 2011, Dasti had resigned from the National Assembly in protest over government inaction to repair dykes and embankments in his constituency, stating that he had made this decision due to the Punjab government’s negligence in not securing the embankments and dykes of Taliri canal in Muzaffargarh.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 12th, 2012.
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this guy is known for doing work in his constituency....sounds like an ideal candidate for MQM.May have to update him on other policies though.......
He is the poorest parliamentarian and thus can’t continue to be part of PPP Club.
One more #lota for #ImranKhan's collection... Drop by drop ocean is made; lota by lota tsunami will be made.
Frankly, I dont give a damn as I think PPP and Dasti deserve each other.
I do find Firdous Ashiq Awan's statement hillarious though. She would know all about resigning and making u-turns.
what a wicked person, trying to blame the sinking ship to get positive popularity.. in his constituency everyone calls him corrupt
Dasti is a corrupt person. I am happy he goes.
Poor Man!!! Lolx
Isn't perjury a crime in Pakistan anymore?
Goodbye and good riddance. Note to his constituents: This man faked his academic qualifications please have the wisdom to not vote for him under any guise.
Imran Khan can't make change in system with the team attached with PTI now
PTI stay away from him
real pakistani who think about peoples.
He should get an honorary degree from Karachi University like Doctor Malik.
Despite of what is being said about him fact remains that Mr. Dasti is extremely popular in his constituency and no other person from any party can win that seat.
@Khan: If the likes of Jazi Khan can be awarded tickets then Dasti is at least a million times better ONLY! :p
A fake degree and unsavoury past - a perfect fit for PTI.
dasti the guy with fake degree.. which high moral ground does he stand from and speak.. they actually think that the nation has short memory... but im sure its not that short.. this picture is not helping his cause as well.. naughty ET ;)
He will be back in a few days ,bcoz he real ppp worker ,
...and joins PTI
Good riddance! Hope his resignation gets accepted as that would make PPP a lot cleaner.
Dasti is known as the Human 15 in his area... He is known to help people with whatever problems they might be facing but much more efficiently than the real 15 services!
This guy is hated by the middle class of the country but loved by the poor people of his area. In PPP or as independent, he will win
PPP cookie is crumbling.
@ABC: Dasti was disqualified from his NA seat for fake degree but was re-elected in by-elections on PPP ticket. He defeated Ghulam Mustafa Khar. He is a real "jiyala". He will most probably rejoin PPP.
@Tanzeel he can join PTI, but I'm 100% sure, he'll NOT be awarded ticket :)
This guy just had a taste of his own medicine hahaha.
PTI for heavens sake do not even think about taking in this guy.
I hope the graduation condition will be imposed again before the next elections.
Jamshed Dasti was seen at the MQM jalsa in Multan. Who knows, in future he might join MQM. Or maybe Shah Mehmood Qureshi might convince him into joining PTI. I guess he will be required to join a political party near the elections.
PTI and Dasti got understanding that Dasti will contest election as independent candidate, while PTI will not nominate any candidate from same constituency. Dasti will join hands afterwards, but will not join hands at now with PTI.
So Dasti=Unticketed candidate for PTI= Politics.
Note: No authenticity ,as it is personal calculation
Dasti is fit for PTI
Is this a case of awakening morals or is it simply opportunism ?
Real Politics for the Masses! He is known as human emergency service in his constituency.
Will he a PTI follower?
I dont know the guy but some one is taking stand for his constituency ... or may be feeling insecure by Khar ?
another nail in ppp's coffin!
The ppp has lost all mandate to speak for the saraiki people.all its leaders from south punjab have left it for other parties.ppp should stop demanding the division of punjab because it no longer speaks for the people of south punjab,the leaders of the people of south punjab are rejecting ppp and leaving it in droves.
His resignation will NOT be accepted by party leadership (Zardari)