- “The rigging has been lost in the city,” claimed the MQMP convener.
- They say that the electoral politics of the party does not depend on the assemblies.
- Siddiqui says that the election has no moral status.
As polling for Second phase of local elections In Sindh, which ended almost peacefully, leaders of the newly merged Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) held a press conference in Karachi on Sunday expressing happiness over the “low turnout” in the elections. And already termed as “rigged” in Hyderabad Division.
The party which boycotted. Municipal electionsExpressed his reservations and reservations on the issue of constituencies across Sindh, especially in two cities of the province which are considered to be major vote banks of MQMP.
After merging with Syed Mustafa Kamal-led Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) and reconciling with defector Dr. Farooq Sattar, the party has taken a stand against the allegedly controversial delimitation of constituencies in Karachi and Hyderabad. affects the vote bank of MQM-P. In two parts
MQMP convener Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, while addressing a news conference at the party’s headquarters in Bahadurabad area of Karachi, said that today rigging has been lost in the city and Karachi has won.
The leaders of MQMP Coordination Committee Threatening to quit the Pakistan Democratic Movement-led coalition government at the Centre, it has rejected local government elections, demanding that its concerns over delimitation be removed.
Electoral politics of MQMP does not depend on assemblies. We live in the heart of the people,” he added.
Siddiqui also rigged by claiming low turnout. Polling stationsHe said that people had given a referendum on the decision of MQMP by not coming out to vote.
The nation has rejected pre-poll rigging in Karachi and Hyderabad. He has rejected the conspiracy to steal the Karachi mandate,” said the veteran politician.
Siddiqui also questioned whether people would accept the mayor-elect after an election that his party deemed “engineered”.
The convener of MQMP further said that the party did not participate in the 2001 elections as well, no one will accept these elections either. This election has no moral status.
He said that the people of Karachi, Hyderabad and Tando Allahyar have given a decision in their favor.
Addressing the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the government, Siddiqui said: “I ask the ECP and the government whether the winning parties can be said to represent the people? Will local representatives be able to represent the people?
Highlighting his party’s importance in local body elections, the leader claimed that the turnout has always been high when the MQM-P participated in the polls.
Earlier today, the polling time for local body elections across Sindh started at 8 am and ended at 5 pm in the districts and divisions of the province. As the voting day ended, reports of minor clashes were received from various polling stations.
About 8,706 polling stations were set up for the local elections, including 1,204 for men and 1,170 for women in two divisions—Karachi and Hyderabad. Of the total polling stations, more than 8,000 were declared “sensitive” or “highly sensitive”.
It is worth mentioning here that 830 candidates have been elected uncontested in both the divisions, including 7 from Karachi and 823 from Hyderabad.
In Hyderabad, 6,774 candidates contested for 1,675 seats of chairmen, vice-chairmen and general wards of union councils/union committees.
9058 candidates are in the fray for 246 seats of Chairman, Vice Chairman and General Member in Karachi.