MQM WOULD LIKE TO ESTABLISH PAKISTAN AS DREAMT BY ITS FOUNDER MOHAMMAD ALI JINNAH AS A MODERATE AND LIBERAL COUNTRY
 ALTAF HUSSAIN

Bhawalpur – 28^th July 2006

MQM Founder & Leader Mr Altaf Hussain has stated that it is a historical irony that the Agents of British Raj have dominated Pakistan whereas the 98 percent poor and middleclass are still deprived of their basic necessities. He expressed these views while addressing a huge gathering in the historic city of Bhawalpur over the telephone from London.  Thousands of people attended this public gathering including the youth, women and elders in large numbers. MQM Deputy Convenor Dr Farooq Sattar, Members of MQM Punjab Re-organising Committee and local office bearers also addressed the gathering.

In his address Mr Hussain while condemning the oppression against Lebanon and Palestine said that people of Pakistan have rejected the so-called religious leaders who deceived them in the name of Islam. He demanded of the Government to send all such so-called religious leaders including Qazi Hussain Ahmed and, Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Munawwar Hassan to Lebanon and Palestine. He said that today’s public gathering in Punjab has broken all previous record of such meetings in Punjab and serves as a testimony that vast majority of public from Bhawalpur who are victims of injustices and deprivation now want to join the party of poor and middleclass, the MQM.

He said that the negative propaganda against the MQM is unparalleled in the history of Pakistan. He said that the young generation is being taught the distorted version of Pakistan’s history. The truth is that for the creation of Pakistan the Muslims of Sub-Continent struggled for a long time and sacrificed more than two million lives, villages were burnt, innocent men, women and children were massacred, trains were ambushed and thousands of women took their lives to save their honour. It is historical irony that at the time of creation of Pakistan those who were agents of British Raj and serving as informers joined the Muslim League overnight and took control of Pakistan. This two percent class and a few families have dominated and ruled Pakistan since its independence and playing a game of musical chair. This ruling mafia has amassed huge wealth and increased their property whereas the poor people of the country are still deprived of their basic rights, education, clean drinking water and basic health facilities. He said that at the time of the creation of Pakistan, Bhawalpur was an independent State and the people here were prosperous.

The Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru offered the Nawab of Bhawalpur to include Bhawalpur in India which he declined at the time and not only the State of Bhawalpur voluntarily joined Pakistan but also gave five crore rupees to Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah to support the first budget of Pakistan. In return for this favour the people of Bhawalpur had to face poverty, injustices, deprivation and oppression of jaagirdars. He warned the people at the helm of affairs that if the injustices and oppression against the State of Bhawalpur is not stopped then the people of Bhawalpur may be left with no choice but demand the restoration of the status of independent State. He termed it ironic that Bengalis who supported Pakistan were called traitors, Sindh was the only province which voted in favour of Pakistan at the time of independence but Sindhis were also called traitors, Mohajirs sacrificed their lives and worldly possessions but were called traitors, Baloch are called traitors and when the Pakhtoons demanded to rename their province they too were called traitors. Thus whosoever supported Pakistan were labelled as a traitor.

Mr Hussain said that because he speaks the truth therefore he is also called a traitor – but he reiterated that he will continue to speak the truth. He termed this as a joke that those who offered sacrifices are deprived and the traitors and their families have all the privileges. He said that the people of Bhawalpur now hold his hand in the struggle against the oppression and injustices and despite all negative propaganda they will continue to support him. He said that MQM was accused of Jinnahpur but when he offered to be hanged if this was true, the Army took their allegation back because it was baseless. He said that MQM does not want to create Jinnahpur but in fact would like to establish Pakistan as dreamt by its Founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah, as a moderate and liberal country where not only Muslims but also Hindus, Christians, Sikh and people of all religions and faith are free to live. He asked the participants that they have tested Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutt – but has Bhawalpur acquired its rights? Would you be prepare to give these people another chance? The participants replied, “No”. He announced that when the Muttahida Quami Movement will form the Government, it will completely abolish the medieval feudal system from the country and establish the rule of 98 percent poor and middleclass people. And those jaagirdars and waderas who have looted the national exchequer, usurped loans worth billions of rupees – their lands and jaagirs will be auctioned and the money thus obtained will be used to establish schools, colleges, hospitals and industrial homes for the poor.