No '50-50', all are equal: Bilawal Bhutto

KARACHI: (Dunya News) – PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari slammed the demands MQM chief Altaf Hussain in a Twitter message on Sunday evening. Leaders of various other parties also criticized Altaf Hussain’s statements, with many terming them inconsistent.
Pakistan People’s Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto said through a micro-blogging website Twitter post:
“No50/50,No number 1 or number 2, only Mother Sindh.All men are created equal.All Pakistanis should b treated equally in the eyes of the Law.” he added “Marsoon marsoon, sindh na daisun, khappay khappay, Pakistan khappay”.
Insisting MQM chief is being misled by his party, Bilawal tweeted: “Uncle Altaf, your ppl are lying to u. MQM was consulted 4 delimitation. I have the minutes of the meeting. Shall send you thm. Regards, BBZ”
Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Memon said Altaf Hussain’s statements are ‘funny’.
Earlier today, Chief Minister Sindh said that no one can harm Sindh.
Pakistan Tehrik e Insaf spokesperson Shireen Mazari said Sindh is not the private property of anyone and that PTI might consider filing petition MQM chief’s statements about ‘division’
Pakistan Muslim League N leader Irfanullah Marwat said that ‘Sindh 1’ and ‘Sindh 2’ is not acceptable and that MQM should refrain for trying to represent those who do not believe in their ideologies.
Jamaat Islami chief Munawwar Hassan has said that MQM doesn’t represent all Urdu-speaking populace.
Jamaat Islami’s Fareed Paracha said MQM is in chaos and who gave them the right to speak of ‘Sindh 1’ and ‘Sindh 2’ while sitting in London.
Qaumi Awami Tehrik leader Ayaz Latif Palijo asked MQM chief whether a mother can be divided in one or two.
Awami National Party Sindh leader Shahi Syed said ‘number one’ and ‘number two’ don’t exist anywhere and that ‘number two’ is considered inappropriate.
Sindh’s nationalist parties have already announced province-wide protest against MQM chief’s statements. Sunni Tehrik has also endorsed protest calls of nationalist parties.
Earlier today, MQM chief Altaf Hussain, in his address to a rally in Karachi, offered a clarification about his earlier statement. “Two days earlier, I said in Hyderabad, if Sindh’s urban population aren’t accepted by PPP as equal citizens and aren’t given rights, then in this condition, they deserve to live with dignity, so it’s better to make a new province for such populace. I never said divide Sindh. Sindh is motherland and on one divides mother. If you cannot see Sindh with unity then let Sindh be Sindh. Make Sindh 1 for those who are considered Sindhi by PPP and Sindh 2 for those whom PPP doesn’t regard as Sindhis. This way Sindh will not break. No one desired to break Sindh. Urban populace of Sindh is ready to be Sindh 2, you be Sindh 1, we both will work for the welfare of Sindh and then the world will decide which part of Sindh progresses more.”
Altaf Hussain said the non-Sindhi-speaking populace of Sindh province is being oppressed. Warning of consequences, he said:
“Before I proceed, look at the participation in the rally, also notice the number of participants in the rally and then divide it as per merit; this isn’t something new, it has been happening since beginning that those who are not given their rights as per their number honestly, feel frustrated and oppressed; and then they turn to protest which escalates the things to the extent that after the bloodshed matters still have to be resolved on table. I say resolve the matter before it comes to that because the blood of both rich and poor is precious.” he added.
“The consequences of silencing voices result in physical struggle which results in hurting further. So don’t do the unthinkable, is there any force in the world that can oppress this number of people?” MQM chief insisted.