A dissident group of the Mutahidda Majlis-i-Amal has urged the allianceâs supreme council to sack âcorrupt and ineptâ ministers and restore the âpro-people image of the MMAâ. MPA Khalid Waqar Chamkani, a spokesman of the group, said his colleagues were hoping that the MMAâs central leadership would meet their demands. âWe are loyal to the alliance, because it has promised to replace exploiters with simple, competent and honest ministers. However, some of the ministers are setting an ugly precedent of ineptness and corruption in the province,â he said.
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Mr Chamkani said members of the group had come forward in an effort to make ministers accountable for their wrongdoings. He claimed that people who had voted for the alliance were now feeling disillusioned because ministers were inaccessible and not resolving their genuine problems.
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The dissident group, which has more than 17 members, wants to replace some of the allegedly âuntrained and corruptâ ministers with honest ones in the larger interest of the MMA and its supporters, he said. Mr Chamkani alleged that some ministers had been minting money through their private secretaries by ordering illegal transfers and postings in the name of departmental adjustments. He said these ministers had angered the MMA followers through their actions and warned that the forward group would not allow them to continue with their unlawful and immoral attitude. He pointed out that four Jamaat-i-Islami MPAs had handed over their resignations to Maulana Mohammad Idrees, a forward bloc leader, in protest against the âanti-people and uncivilizedâ attitude of the provincial cabinet. He dismissed claims made by Senior Minister Sirajul Haq that the JI was not party to the forward blocâs politics. Mr Chamkani insisted that some of the JIâs outspoken MPAs were also part of their group. |