LONDON: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) supremo Altaf Hussain has retracted his decision to resign as party head, just hours after announcing to leave his charge, media reported.
Altaf Hussain had left his role as party head and announced to shift all the responsibilities to the Rabita Committee, on Sunday night.
The MQM supremo said that the Rabita Committee could elect anybody it deemed fit as chief of the MQM.
At the same time he also announced a formula to create a new Rabita Committee after a brief pause.
The MQM chief described that members of Rabita Committee had caused him a lot of grief. They did not pay any heed to his advice or requests, made false promises and betrayed him. He further highlighted mounting complaints from workers against members of Rabita Committee. Due to these reasons, Hussain announced early on Sunday morning that he would step down as party chief and handed over all his responsibilities to the Rabita Committee.
But after hours, that saw a large number of worried MQM supporters descend on the party’s headquarters in Karachi where several Rabita Committee members resigned and handed all responsibility back to the party founder, Hussain consulted party activists via telephone.
However, on the insistence of MQM workers and supporters, Altaf retracted his resignation.
The MQM chief said he does not want the RC, either in London nor in Karachi. ”But the party cannot function without a structure.”
He sought counsel of MQM workers, whether he should give the RC one last chance, to which was met with loud ‘no’ from the workers. Some suggest that the old members, who had been removed from the RC previously, should be brought back.
He said that the Rabita Committee didn’t mend its ways despite his instructions.
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