The revival of almost-defunct Muttahidda Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) is difficult, if not impossible, unless all members of the National and provincial assemblies from the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazal (JUI-F) – an MMA component party – quit their offices.This was one of the prime conditions the religious alliance’s other component party, the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), set when a JUI-F delegation approached it to facilitate the reconciliation of the MMA, a source privy to the talks between the two parties told Daily Times on Sunday.
According to the source, the JI leadership said that the JUI-F had violated the MMA’s disciplinary norms by taking part in the February 18 elections, much to the annoyance of the alliance chief, Qazi Hussain Ahmad. “Now, resignation of JUI-F elected representatives is the only way to develop reconciliation,” said the source.
The source said that the JI leadership wanted to arrange a meeting of the MMA’s supreme council, to elect new office-bearers for the alliance. “The JI leadership has told its erstwhile partner that non-compliance with the resignation condition will mean they [JUI-F members] are not interested in the continuation of the alliance,” the source said.