The Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQMP) on Monday strongly protested against the coalition government’s decision to hold elections based on the old census.
Addressing a press conference, MQMP convener Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui – whose party is a stakeholder in the government – said that Karachi’s population is around 30 million, up from 14.9 million in the 2017 census. , and his party will not accept the data. less than that.
The MQMP leader vowed to resist the move after Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah announced that the government would not notify the recently concluded census as the results were not authentic and the Election Commission of Pakistan A minimum of four months is required to complete the demarcation process.
Under the rules, the census is conducted every 10 years, but the last one became controversial, and a fresh exercise was decided to remove the reservations and carry out the delimitation process.
However, the Sindh government and MQMP raised objections on the count. He refused to accept the results, demanding to remove the flaws in it.
The MQMP is the main ally in the ruling coalition and had joined the government on certain conditions, including a transparent census.
Expressing his concerns over the Federal Minister’s statement, Siddiqui said that he had chosen the right path against injustices and made every effort to ensure peace in Karachi.
He said that MQM is the representative party of the urban areas of Sindh, especially Karachi, the impression being spread by the MQM London rally seems to be a conspiracy.
It was MQM Pakistan which did not leave the families of its martyrs alone, I request people not to take sides against the peace of this city, linguistic discrimination has been done in the constituencies, it should be resolved. elections.”
Siddiqui said that the assemblies and the government will end in August. “We have made all efforts for the peace of this city. Census is one of our main demands.”
He said that dozens of people are endangering the peace of the city in the name of MQM London. “And everywhere there was a cry for restoration.”
The head of MQM Pakistan said that a few dozen people cannot fight the case of the city. “Karachi is waiting for a transparent, bias-free census, do justice to the urban areas of Sindh, fulfill the promises made.”
