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| India-Pakistan |
| MMA postpones decision on resignations |
| 2006-12-08 |
| The Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) parliamentary party on Thursday decided that it would delay its decision of resigning from the National Assembly and a final decision on the issue would be taken in the party’s supreme council meeting to be held after Eidul Azha. The MMA parliamentary party also decided that the religious alliance would start a protest campaign against the government and formed two committees for the purpose. The first committee was tasked to formulate strategy for the protest movement and the other committee was directed to start negotiations with other opposition parties for a joint strategy on submitting en bloc resignations. Maulana Fazlur Rehman, leader of the opposition in the National Assembly and secretary general of the MMA, told reporters after the meeting that the religious alliance’s decision to resign from the National Assembly would not affect the anti-government protest campaign. “The MMA parliamentary party has decided to start a protest movement against the Musharraf government because of the regime’s failed policies,” said Fazl, adding that the MMA parliamentary party had also condemned President Musharraf for calling his political opponents “hypocrites”. “Gen Musharraf accuses religious parties of extremism, but he himself is an extremist,” he said. Maulana Fazl said that the MMA was not against women’s rights, but it would not allow the government to make legislation contrary to the Quran and Sunnah. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Stick it, Fazl. |
| Posted by: Snolush Cleaper5528 2006-12-08 00:51 |