KARACHI, July 2: The enlightened rulers had turned the city of light into darkness and people have been left to face water and power crisis which has made their lives miserable. “If people are not provided relief within a week by overcoming the curse of load shedding, the rulers would not be able to live in their ivory towers.”
These views were expressed by speakers at a protest march organised from Shamzai Chowrangi to Sea Breeze. They were holding banners and placards demanding cancellation of the KESC privatisation and an end to load shedding. The march was organised on Sunday by the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal to protest against water and power crisis.
Speaking on the occasion, MMA leader Prof Ghafoor Ahmad, said that due to the wrong policies of the rulers the Karachiites were passing nights by remaining awake and were anxiously awaiting for a drop of water. The entire city was excavated and frequent traffic jams had turned the lives of the citizen into a curse, he said.
The MMA leader said that the rulers despite sharing power in the provincial and federal governments were not taking interest to solve the problems of people in the areas from where they were voted to power.
Allama Hasan Turabi of IT said since President Musharraf was in power, the life of people had become miserable. He said that all the important institutions were being privatised, and if possible for the rulers they would not hesitate to privatise the entire country.
Dr Mairajul Huda Siddiqui of JI said that the entire city was in the grip of darkness but the Governor’s House was being illuminated.
He warned if the power crisis was not solved within a week, the people would disconnect power supply to the Governor’s House and also refuse to pay the power bills.
The JI leader said that the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) came as supporters of the oppressed people but today the entire Karachi had turned into a city of problems.
Amin Khattak of the ANP said that the rulers which could not ensure power and water supply to the people, they had no right to rule. Zubair Khan of the TI said that today people were dying of hunger but the rulers were enjoying all the luxuries of life.
Maulana Abdul Karim Abid of JUI-F, Qazi Ahmad Noorani of JUP, Allama Arshad Zahid of MJA, and Birjees Ahmad, Shaikh Mohammad Rafique and Hafiz Naeemur Rehman of the JI said that those associated with the privatisation of the KESC had refreshed the memories of the East India Company.
They said that the former city nazim Niamatullah Khan had restored the lights of the city during his tenure but the MQM had pushed it into darkness within a year.
KARACHI, July 2: The enlightened rulers had turned the city of light into darkness and people have been left to face water and power crisis which has made their lives miserable. “If people are not provided relief within a week by overcoming the curse of load shedding, the rulers would not be able to live in their ivory towers.”
