Good on his word: MQM dissolves Karachi Tanzeemi Committee
Irked by the committee’s inefficiency, Altaf Hussain had promised to disband it.
KARACHI:
The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) dissolved on Thursday its Karachi Tanzeemi Committee (KTC), a body which dealt with the party’s organisational affairs.
Though no official announcement was made till the filing of this report, a party leader said that the KTC has wrapped up its work and has now been dissolved. It was last Thursday at a general workers, convention that the displeased MQM chief Altaf Hussain had announced to dissolve the KTC by September 11.
The announcement was made on the suggestion of irked party workers who complained to Altaf about the inefficiency of their leaders and how they were not responding to the workers’ plights and problems. The workers also demanded the accountability of senior leaders of the party. In a meeting, the MQM chief had also warned the Rabita Committee to improve its performance, or else it would also be dissolved.
On Thursday, the KTC, which had more than 35 members, wrapped up its work and closed down its office on the first floor of the Khursheed Begum Secretariat. The members then handed over the keys to the Rabita Committee, the policy making body of the party.
Following the dissolution of the KTC, there was confusion about the functioning of the party’s units and sectors as they reported directly to the KTC about their daily affairs.
A party official told The Express Tribune that an announcement about the future organisational setup will be made either in a day or two or in the upcoming week by Altaf Hussain. The party official hoped that with the disbandment of the KTC, the former setup of zonal committees overseeing units and sectors would be revived.
The KTC was last dissolved in May 2013 after the general elections and its incharge, Hammad Siddiqui, was expelled from the party after an official announcement stated that Siddiqui had violated party discipline. He is said to be residing in Dubai now.
Meanwhile, the current KTC was being headed by Nadeem Ehsan, a former federal minister and MNA.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 13th, 2014.
The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) dissolved on Thursday its Karachi Tanzeemi Committee (KTC), a body which dealt with the party’s organisational affairs.
Though no official announcement was made till the filing of this report, a party leader said that the KTC has wrapped up its work and has now been dissolved. It was last Thursday at a general workers, convention that the displeased MQM chief Altaf Hussain had announced to dissolve the KTC by September 11.
The announcement was made on the suggestion of irked party workers who complained to Altaf about the inefficiency of their leaders and how they were not responding to the workers’ plights and problems. The workers also demanded the accountability of senior leaders of the party. In a meeting, the MQM chief had also warned the Rabita Committee to improve its performance, or else it would also be dissolved.
On Thursday, the KTC, which had more than 35 members, wrapped up its work and closed down its office on the first floor of the Khursheed Begum Secretariat. The members then handed over the keys to the Rabita Committee, the policy making body of the party.
Following the dissolution of the KTC, there was confusion about the functioning of the party’s units and sectors as they reported directly to the KTC about their daily affairs.
A party official told The Express Tribune that an announcement about the future organisational setup will be made either in a day or two or in the upcoming week by Altaf Hussain. The party official hoped that with the disbandment of the KTC, the former setup of zonal committees overseeing units and sectors would be revived.
The KTC was last dissolved in May 2013 after the general elections and its incharge, Hammad Siddiqui, was expelled from the party after an official announcement stated that Siddiqui had violated party discipline. He is said to be residing in Dubai now.
Meanwhile, the current KTC was being headed by Nadeem Ehsan, a former federal minister and MNA.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 13th, 2014.