LARKANA, June 28: Chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement Atlaf Hussain held feudal lords and the establishment responsible for the sufferings of Sindh.

He said this while addressing workers of the MQM over the phone on Thursday night at the Abdul Latif Nizamani Labour Hall, says a press release of the MQM.

He said that had the feudal lords and landlords of Sindh sincerely raised their voice for the rights of Sindh instead of being selfish, Sindh would not have been deprived of its rights today.

He said that rights could not be doled out but it requires untiring efforts and commitment to get rights, and added that one could not get it by merely stating that the federation had usurped the rights of Sindh.

He said that it was only G. M. Syed who had really voiced for the rights of Sindh and had gone behind bars, while the others only used the name of Sindh for serving the interests of their families.

Mr Altaf said that landlords receive irrigation water by tampering with the modules at the cost of growers’ land, and added that the feudal lords wasted water while the poor growers had to wait even for a single drop of water.

He claimed that the MQM was firm about its commitment to serve Sindh, whether sitting in the government or remaining outside the ambit of power.

He criticized the PPP for its double-standards as it protested against the Thal canal in Sindh but remained a silent spectator in Punjab.