Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) showed signs of intensifying split as party chief Farooq Sattar and leader Amir Khan held separate meetings with their respective groups.
KARACHI, (Pakistan Point News - 06th Feb, 2018) : Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) showed signs of intensifying split as party chief Farooq Sattar and leader Amir Khan held separate meetings with their respective groups. Sources confirmed that the split has been caused due to Senate elections due on March 3, 2018. MQM-P leaders have not entirely converged on the matter of awarding Senate tickets as four Senators from the party are set to retire this year.
Farooq Sattar remains the convener of one committee while the other was organised by Aamir Khan at Bahadurabad office which was chaired by Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui. MQM-P’s decision on Senate tickets According to details, MQM-P in an earlier meeting at the party’s Bahadur Abad office decided to award tickets for the upcoming Senate elections to Farogh Naseem, Nasreen Jalil, Aminul Haque and Shabbir Qaimkhani. However, MQM-P convener Dr Farooq Sattar suggested the name of deputy convener Kamran Tessori for the ticket which was opposed by Senior Deputy Convener Amir Khan.
The party leadership indulged in a heated argument over the Names after which Farooq Sattar walked out of the meeting. The row further deepened when the two senior members of MQM-P called separate party meetings. Dr Farooq Sattar convened the meeting at PIB Colony office while Amir Khan called an urgent meeting at party’s Bahadur Abad office. Talking to workers at PIB Colony Dr Farooq Sattar disagreed with the decisions taken in the meeting held at Bahadur Abad and termed the meeting as unconstitutional and the violation of party discipline.
During his address Farooq Sattar has called a meeting of MQM-P general workers on Tuesday) at PMC ground to decide the future strategy. He also sought support from MQM-Haqiqi and PSP for the sake of people of Karachi. In the meantime, MQM-P member Faisal Subzwari announced that they are ready to sort matters out as they have sent a three-member delegation to Farooq Sattar for negotiations. Abdul Rauf Siddiqui, Sardar Ahmad and Javed Hanif have been sent to the Sattar’s residence to reach a conclusive decision.
Subzwari said they are hoping for only "plus and no minus", and that no party member is allowed to act against the discipline. Tessori suspended for six months MQM-P Rabita Committee leader Maqbool Siddiqui earlier announced to suspended the membership of MQM-P deputy convener Kamran Tessori for six months. Talking to media after Rabita Committee meeting at the Bahadur Abad office, MQM-P leaders Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui announced the decision to suspend Kamran Tessori.
He said that after the decision of the Rabita Committee, even MQM-P convener Dr Farooq Sattar cannot award Senate ticket to Kamran Tessori. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui further said that the members of MQM-P Rabita Committee cannot be removed by the party’s convener or deputy convener. He also said that if Farooq Sattar wants to leave the MQM-P then the party cannot do anything about it. Raza Haroon offers disgruntled MQM leaders to join PSP Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) Secretary General Raza Haroon has termed MQM-P Chief Farooq Sattar as 12th player of the match who is only a fielder, not captain.
Talking to media outside Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) office, Raza Haroon lashed out at Farooq Sattar, saying that his character is dubious. He said the MQM which Sattar talks about has already dissolved. On the issue of Senate elections, Raza Haroon offered the MQM leaders, who are not getting the tickets, to join PSP. He said that MQM workers are fighting over one ticket and that they can also slit throats of each others in general elections to get tickets.
