Rice millers to impeach organisation president

SUKKUR: Members of the Sindh-Balochistan Rice Millers and Traders Association (SBRMTA) have decided to remove the organisation’s President Abdul Aziz Abro by presenting a no confidence vote in an upcoming meeting, a statement said on Wednesday.
Senior Vice President SBRMTA Haji Qamaruddin Gopang, addressing a conference, said around 11 office bearers of the total 15 office bearers are against the policies of President and have decided to convene the executive committee to table a motion of no confidence against the President on February 22, 2015.
He said President Abdul Aziz Abro has violated the bylaws of Sindh-Balochistan Rice Millers and Traders Association and taken extra constitutional steps by sacking three office bearers and imposed his favorites without seeking approval from executive committee and general body.
“President Abdul Aziz Abro had no power to personally set aside any office bearer, it was delegated to executive committee and general body to decide and remove office bearers,” said General Secretary Assad Ali Tunio, adding that due to his poor policies, rice mill owners and traders have faced loss of millions of rupees.
He revealed that Abro wanted to shift the head office to Karachi from Larkana to facilitate himself and his favorites without consent of members.
Former President Gada Hussain Mahessar said Abro has imposed martial law within the organizational structure that inflicts loss.
It is pertinent to mention here that President SBRMTA Abdul Aziz Abro had removed three members of Rice Exporters Pakistan including General Secretary Asad Ali Tunio, Ismail Shaikh and one other.
Sindh-Balochistan Rice Millers and Traders Association represents around 1500 rice millers and traders from Sindh and Balochistan.