HYDERABAD: Palijo terms dam projects ‘a declaration of war’
Bureau Report
HYDERABAD, Dec 17: Awami Tehrik on Sunday reiterated its opposition to the proposed construction of Kalabagh, Bhasha, Akhori and reservoirs on River Indus and described the water projects as ‘a declaration of war’ on Sindh.
The party’s central executive committee at its two-day session presided over by party chief Rasool Bux Palijo decided to launch a consistent struggle for the rights of Sindh.
Talking to reporters after the meeting Mr Palijo held elected representatives responsible for the crisis confronting the country and said that they created one unit and brought army dictators into power.
He said that the meeting had decided that the party’s central leaders would tour the province to reorganise the party. The rulers had accelerated pace of work on the construction of anti-Sindh and anti-Pakistan dams, which was tantamount to declaration of war on Sindh, he said.
He said that 40 million Sindhis would resist the murderous projects. The executive committee had formed a five-member committee to conduct survey of the lands sold to outsiders in Karachi, Thatta and Dadu districts.
Mr Palijo said that in the light of committee’s report a national conference would be convened in Karachi to discuss the issue followed by annual national conference under the aegis of Awami Tehrik at Bhitshah on February 25, which would be attended by leaders from all over the country.
To a question, he said that if the present rulers of Sindh did not oppose the anti-Sindh projects, they would be remembered in history as traitors. He was sceptic about emergence of new organisations and parties and expressed fear they would be given power to implement anti-Sindh schemes.
He also criticised what he called the anti-Sindh role of Muttahida Qaumi Movement.
