MQM removes two veterans

KARACHI: Barely 20 days after the last reshuffle, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement has removed two of its old guards, who were working as joint in-charges of the Rabita Committee. They have been directed to continue working simply as members of the party.
Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui and Amir Khan who were appointed joint in-charges along with Dr Nusrat by party chief Altaf Hussain in the first week of the current month were removed from the party post for ‘not sparing much time for the party’, which the source said had annoyed the MQM chief Altaf Hussain whose main focus is to dedicate time for the reorganisation of the party set-up.
Kaif-ul-Wara has been appointed temporary in-charge of the Rabita Committee, and will be heading this post for one week.For the past several months, the Rabita Committee has been undergoing changes. Earlier this month, the head of the Rabita Committee Qamar Mansoor too was given temporary charge and then removed from the party post.
Earlier this month, the head of the Rabita Committee, Qamar Mansoor, was removed when workers complained about his attitude.Both Siddiqui and Khan, who were overseeing the party’s organisational set-up, were shown the door by the party supremo.
It was last December that the MQM chief suspended all members of the entire coordination committee both in Karachi and London, accusing them of involvement in corruption and land-grabbing.
Dr Khalid Maqbool was the deputy convener of the MQM’s coordination committee before he was appointed joint in-charge, while Khan was looking after party’s organisational affairs.An insider said that politically the MQM is a very strong party but organisationally it is very weak as frequent changes in the party have caused instability within the rank and file.