Kamran Tessori's return exposes rifts within MQM-P
MQM-P's Rabita Committee had suspended Farooq Sattar and Kamran Tessori's membership on February 5, 2018
- Senior member Dr Shahab Imam decides to resign from MQM-P afterKamran Tessori's return.
- Imam claims several other MQM-P members are unhappy with decision.
- Sources saycommittee has called important meeting on Sunday.
KARACHI: MQM-P's Rabita Committee reinstated Kamran Tessori asdeputy convener on Saturday that led to fissures within the Karachi based party come out in the open once again.
Kishwer Zehra, a member of the committee, said that the decision taken by a few people has been imposed on the rest of the members.
Following Tessori's return, party's senior member Dr Shahab Imam decided to render his resignation.
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He also claimed that several other MQM-P members are unhappy with the decision.
Rabita Committee suspended Farooq Sattar and Tessori's membership on February 5, 2018, by a two-thirds majority.
According to sources, the committee has called an important meeting on Sunday at 5pm at a temporary office.
The sources said that all the members are instructed to attend the meeting. The committee will discuss differences among the party members on Tessori's return.
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The members will present their opinions before leaderKhalid Maqbool Siddiqui regarding the current decisions.
Sources in party committee mentioned that according to party constitution, the two-third majority is necessary for the election of the deputy convener.