Local Government System should be continued : Altaf Hussain's speech in a convention

KARACHI: MQM chief Altaf Hussain said on Thursday that the local government system, being instrumental in resolving the problems of the people, should be continued despite the fact that it was introduced by a dictator.

He was addressing a convention on local bodies, which was attended by a large number of Nazims and councillors from all over the country. According to him, the local governments should not be abandoned on the grounds that it was the brainchild of a dictator. He said the dictator had also held general elections.

Should the assemblies be dissolved because they came into existence after polls held by the dictator, he questioned.

He demanded of the prime minister and the president to listen to the Nazims and councillors before deciding the fate of the local bodies. The present LG system is the essence of democracy, he added.

Altaf said the system was useful in providing justice at grassroots level. He urged LG members to continue their campaign to save the system. Those who are opposed to the local governments want the colonial system back, he added.

Former chairman National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB) Danyal Aziz, Karachi Nazim Mustafa Kamal, Naib Nazima Nasreen Jalil, MQMs Coordination Committee Deputy Convener Dr Farooq Sattar and others were also present.

Farooq Sattar said the abolition of the LG system was in violation of the Constitution. According to the MQM leader, the system was so popular that even National Assembly members would contest if LG polls were held.

Danyal Aziz warned that if the local governments were rolled back, its fire would engulf the whole country. He urged the MQM to come forward to save the system.

Later, a resolution was unanimously passed which said that the LG system was useful in resolving the problems of people at grassroots level. It demanded of the president and the prime minister to consider the aspirations of the people before taking any decision on the fate of local bodies.

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[faraz06]

every pakistani shd stand up(peacefully) 2do everything that they can 2 save the local govt system , nz sharif n pres zardari r well travelled ,they know that this system is in place in major developed countries , other then a desire to b a dictator i cant see any good reason to end this system , and if theese ppl cant understand thn i apeal 2 the youth of pak 2 start a movement , and if they care then bilawal bhutto ,hamza shehbaz ,moonis elahi should be part of it n i salute daniyal aziz

[gulzaibw4]

Nazmeen system lazmi hona chaiy ye wo system ha jis se awam ko kafi faida hoa ha pehly aik konsilar hota tha boht pary areay ka ab her gali me konsilar hota ha jis se awam ke masly jald hal hoty hain es liay me samjta hun Nazmeen system hona chaiy.Mustafa Kamal ko he karachi ka City Nazim hona chaiy

[MarkazNineZero]

asal mein PPP waloo ke auqat nahe nazmeen election larney ke

that bloody junction of dumb illiterates gawar dehati of PPP cannot even contest elections of a local concellor.....they are so immature....so ineffective...so poor management.....that they even cannot nominate their candidates for this system

and so these duffers of PPP received only 2 seats of naizm in sindh

shame....shame....shame....

jhamooriat kay daway dar....

koi tanzeem he nahe hei in PPP walo ke grass root level pe

hahahaha

[sameerk88]

bohut sahi kaha aapney!

jamhoriat k dawaydaar jhootey hain.

[raazdaar]

Jamhoriat k dawaydaar , jamhoriat ki bunyadee nizam say durtay hain