MQM’S STRUGGLE IS NOT FOR AN INDIVIDUAL OR A FEW PERSON BUT IT IS TO ACHIEVE THE COLLECTIVE INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE – ALTAF HUSSAIN
Karachi
– 4 June 2003
Mr Altaf Hussain, MQM Founder and Leader, has stated that MQM’s
struggle is not for an individual or a few person but it is to achieve the
collective interests of the people, therefore, it is the obligation of the
ministers and parliamentarians to use all their energy and potential for the
achievement of the collective interest of the people. He was addressing the MQM
Coordination Committee, federal and provincial ministers and advisers, special
coordinators, senators, members of national and provincial assemblies, and
office bearers and members of various MQM departments at the Khursheed Begum
Hall in Azizabad.
Mr
Hussain said that Movements do not come into being for the interest of an
individual or a few persons but they are born for the collective mission and
interest. Whereas different political parties run their politics according to
political interests and programs and the reason behind their formation is not
the collective interest of the people but their sole purpose is to get into
power. He said that Muttahida Quami Movement is also a Movement and its struggle
is not for an individual or a few persons or their families but it is struggling
for the collective interest of all those oppressed people who have been kept
deprived of their rights. He said
that nature has provided an opportunity to Muttahida that one of its member is
the Governor of the province and we have representation in the provincial
government as well, therefore, we should work for the common interest of the
people. If we will join the race of individual interests instead of collective
interests then we would be responsible of committing the crime of transforming
our Movement into a political party. Mr
Hussain said that the position and rewards that we are reaping today is the
result of the determination and sacrifices of martyrs; oppression faced by
workers detained in prisons, missing persons and their family members.
Therefore, we should analyse are we doing justice to our organisational or
government positions? He said that we should always keep in view the cause and
mission for which thousands of our workers have sacrificed and the nation
suffered grievances.
Mr
Hussain said that at the time he started the Movement only the deprived poor and
middle class people supported him and sided with the Movement on every occasion
even today. He said that he
could never forget the sacrifices of his nation, he respect them and would
continue to represent them. Addressing
all the office bearers of the Movement and the parliamentarians Mr Hussain said
that the nature has provided us an opportunity to serve the people, therefore,
we should give attention to the collective problems faced by the people and to
serve them. He said that those Movements whose office bearers respect the time
become legendary and victorious. He stressed upon the ministers and members of
assemblies to increase their contacts with the public, listen to their problems
sympathetically and use all their efforts to solve them. He also reminded the
ministers who joined the federal cabinet that they should use their potential
and take revolutionary steps to solve the problems of the people.
He also advised the office bearers and members of various departments of
the Movement to deal the public respectfully in a dignified manner and continue
to honestly fulfil their organisational responsibilities.