Sadiq Sanjrani tries to persuade 'disgruntled' MQM-P allies
Several political issues and concerns of the MQM-P are being discussed in the meeting.
KARACHI (Dunya News) – Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani on Sunday expressed full support for coalition partner Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) on issues of national interest during his visit to the party’s Bahadurabad temporary headquarters in Karachi for addressing reservations of the allies.
While addressing a press conference alongside MQM-P leaders, Mr Sanjrani asserted that certain issues would be resolved in consensus with political allies.
The Senate chairman also attempted to persuade MQM-P convener Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui for rejoining the federal cabinet and asked him to consult the matter with his party as this would allow him to work more effectively for his people.
Mr Siddiqui stated that the party would continue to raise voice for the general public of Sindh. “Sanjrani’s visit is based on friendship.”
A delegation of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) held a meeting with MQM-P leaders including, Mr Siddiqui, Amir Khan, Faisal Sabzwari, Ameen-ul-Haq and others.
Several political issues and concerns of the MQM-P were discussed in the meeting, and later a luncheon was also held in the honour of the Senate’s chairman.
Mr Sanjrani, who is a member of the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP), expressed his gratitude to the MQM-P leaders for their warm welcome. He said that as he was the chairman of the Senate, he could not speak too much about politics, however, it was also his responsibility to play his role in resolving issues of different political parties or provinces.
"I want to thank Khalid bhai and all of the MQM-P leaders that they always stand by me," he said, adding that his party s president, Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Alyani, would also visit the MQM-P leadership.
On Jan. 18, the government delegation had failed to persuade MQM-P, after it offered the party to rejoin the Cabinet again.
Mr Siddiqui had resigned from his post as Minister for Information Technology on January 12 while emphasising that his party was not abandoning the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government despite its reservations.
The MQM-P had placed four demands after the federal government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) invited its coalition partner to join the Cabinet once again.
The coalition party had put forward four demands in front of the government delegation, including establishing a university in Hyderabad, development budget for Hyderabad, implementation of a package amounting to Rs162 billion for Karachi and reopening of MQM’s closed offices.
The MQM-P leader Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui had said that before joining the federal government, they had presented their demands to the government and gave unconditional support to the government.
He had said that during the meeting, the government delegation was informed about the problems of Sindh, and the nation was betrayed through 18th amendment.
