The chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement Altaf Hussain announced his ‘intention to quit’ as the MQM’s supreme leader, after apparently being dejected by party leaders’ lackluster response to critics as well as political opponents.
The MQM chief also criticized Imran Khan while addressing party leaders and office-bearers through telephone from London.
“Imran Khan abused me, but all of you remained silent, I can’t tolerate abuses anymore which I have been hearing for last 40 years… Select any of your seniors as new leader by this evening. I can’t continue any longer,” Altaf Hussain said, as his workers ‘requested’ him to withdraw the decision.
Altaf Hussain has made this decision multiple times before as well, only to withdraw it after being “persuaded” by party workers.
Altaf Hussain also claimed that efforts were being made to change results before elections in National Assembly constituency, NA-246 (Azizabad),considered to be a political stronghold of the MQM.
Various political parties, including Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, have fielded their candidates to contest election from the seat.
He warned against any pre-poll change of results. “If results were changed, it will be an outset of end of democracy,” Altaf Hussain said.
