HYDERABAD, May 5: The Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party has condemned recommendations of the parliamentary committee on water about construction of the Kalabagh dam. At a meeting held here on Tuesday, the party's central committee resolved to resist the dam construction.

Expressing concern over the shortage of water in Sindh, the committee observed that the province was getting 30,000 cusecs less water of its share guaranteed in the 1991 water accord.

It accused the federal government and Punjab of committing dacoities on rights of the smaller provinces and demanded equal rights for all nations. About constitution of the National Security Council, the meeting maintained that parliament had no significance now.

The meeting alleged that the political system was at the mercy of agencies and people had been deprived of their basic political rights. For all practical purposes, the government had abolished parliamentary system and imposed presidential system in the country, it added.

It called for holding fresh elections for national and provincial assemblies. It also demanded that a new social contract, guaranteeing equal rights for federating units, should be signed.

It accused the rulers of depriving the majority party in Sindh of its constitutional right to form the government. The meeting constituted a three-member committee to finalize arrangements for holding the World Sindhi Conference.

It also condemned the killing of two labourers in Jacobabad and registration of false cases against STPP leaders Ali Mohammad Lashari and Dil Murad Lashari and area residents for protesting against the murders. It demanded withdrawal of the cases.

About the war against terrorism, the meeting observed that it had failed due to wrong policies of the US. It alleged that the US and its allies were engaged in the murders of innocent people in Iraq and their treatment of prisoners was shameful. The STPP chairman, Dr Qadir Magsi presided over the meeting.