Mr
Hussain said that even after 57 years of independence, smaller provinces are
deprived of their legitimate rights. Sindh contributes 70 percent in the
national exchequer but does not even receive half of this in return. The people
of Sindh are deprived of employment, education, health and other basic
necessities. Similarly, Balochistan is also facing injustices and state force is
being used against the people of Balochistan for demanding their legitimate
rights. While deploring the ongoing state operation in Balochistan, he said that
the people of Balochistan are also oppressed in the similar manner as the people
of Sindh – and he will continue to raise his voice for them because he being
an oppressed himself can truly comprehend their feelings. He said that when the
oppressed people enter the field to struggle for their legitimate rights, remain
steadfast despite all the oppression and continue their struggle then the
exploitative elements, as much powerful they may be, have to get down on their
knees and admit defeat.
Mr
Hussain said that MQM workers must not forget that ministries and participation
in the government is not our destiny – our destiny is the attainment of rights
of the deprived people, secure their fate and provide honourable and respectable
life to them. Being placed to a position, we must not forget the Movement’s
mission and cause and must not make our minds subservient to the government
attitude. It is essential for the members of ideological movements to routinely
revise and reinforce the ideology to keep in line with it. Citing the example of
religions, he said that no religion in the world preaches its followers not to
repeat the kalima or worship. Muslims have to pray five times a day whereas
Christians do not pray everyday but got to Church on Sunday to pray. Similarly,
Hindus and people of other religions go to their holy places for worship. We
must examine how many times daily or weekly we revise and reinforce the ideology
of our movement? No one in the ideological movement must assume that he or she
is ideologically perfect – therefore, does not need ideological training or
revision and reinforcing of ideology. Those who consider themselves as perfect
and exempt from ideological training begin to stray from the ideology and the
growing distance from ideology makes that person take huge leaps to cross the
boundaries of loyalty or allegiance, which can also be attributed to treachery.
It then becomes easier for such persons to trade their conscience at the
hands of the enemies of movement and cause. These persons never remain steadfast
in the time of need – only those remain determined who are ideologically
strong and keep revising and reinforcing the ideology.
Mr
Hussain said that those involved in the movement must refrain from criticising
others and self-analyse themselves, keep performing self-accountability and keep
pondering on how to benefit the movement. We must not keep ourselves busy in
searching for weaknesses and failures in others but try to overcome our own
shortcomings. If every person within the movement manages to correct himself or
herself then the movement as a whole will become strong. Mr Hussain said that we
must not look upon those who got tired and left the movement – but we must
look towards those who despite all the hardships remain with the caravan and are
continuing on their ideological path despite the twists and turns. He stressed
upon the workers to routinely study the ideological literature to strengthen
their ideology, revise and reinforce the ideology and organise study circles
every fortnight in their respective sectors.