- Nasir Jamal says mandate obtained in Altaf Hussain’s name should be returned
Finally, the unstable boat of Dr Farooq Sattar-run Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has started developing holes, following the rapidly emerging opinion of his colleagues of a re-election after disassociation with party founder Altaf Hussain, Pakistan Today has learnt.
The call for a fresh mandate from within MQM Pakistan ranks comes after its lawmakers rejected the orders of party’s founder Altaf Hussain, who in an audio message earlier and 81-minute video clip on YouTube and Daily Motion later, asked them to resign since they had won in his name.
In the video clip, Hussain accused Dr Farooq Sattar-led MQM Pakistan of betraying him, and said if the lawmakers from his party did not quit the assemblies on his call the constituents would then ensure their resignation.
It may be mentioned here that MQM’s London-based leadership had promised to release Hussain’s video statement to confirm his call for resignations of lawmakers from party’s Pakistan chapter.
Soon after the release of video clip of Altaf Hussain, senior MQM leader Engineer Nasir Jamal, who has served as party’s deputy convener and member of the Coordination Committee in the recent past, demanded the lawmakers from MQM Pakistan resign from their posts and make a fresh appeal to the people in Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur and Mirpurkhas for re-election.
Jamal, in his posts on Facebook and Twitter, claimed, “All MQM MNAs, MPAs and senators should resign their posts after denouncing Altaf bhai. They have no moral ground to hold the office now.”
In another post, he said, “Everyone used to say that people vote for Altaf Hussain. A fresh appeal to the people becomes necessary after denouncing Altaf Hussain.”
Jamal, who was relieved from the office of the party’s deputy convener in August 2014, while declaring MQM Pakistan’s mandate as “so-called” said, “Even if MQM senators, MNAs and MPAs did not resign their so-called mandate would end after one and a half years.”
Endorsing the statement of Altaf Hussain, Jamal suggested Dr Sattar and his comrades got a fresh mandate, adding that the mandate obtained in Altaf Hussain’s name should be returned.
In a telephonic conversation with this scribe, Jamal reiterated his call for a re-election on the seats the MQM Pakistan had won before denouncing party’s founder Altaf Hussain. “MQM Pakistan lawmakers have no moral ground to sit in their offices, which they earned in his [Altaf Hussain] name,” he added.
“To dispel the impression that MQM Pakistan lawmakers had won their seats in the name of Altaf Hussain, they should undergo fresh polls” Jamal said.
To a question, Jamal replied that he was neither with MQM Pakistan nor with party’s London leadership, maintaining that he was with the people of Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur and Mirpurkhas.
When approached for comments, MQM Media Cell Incharge Ameenul Haque claimed that Nasir Jamal was part of the MQM-Pakistan. “He was relieved in August 2014 due to his professional engagements but the party did take him on board regarding every policy matter,” he added.
