BADIN: Mumtaz Ali Bhutto, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader and a former chief minister of Sindh, has said that he and his son, Amir Bhutto, “have been unofficially expelled from the PML-N for raising voice for the rights of the people of Sindh”.

Speaking to the media here on Wednesday after offering condolences to the bereaved family of his old friend, Dr Ali Akber Bhurgari, on his death, Mr Bhutto said that the PML-N government failed to come up to the expectations of the people of Sindh

and Punjab due to its flawed and unpopular policies. Confirming that Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf vice chairman Mukhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi had called on him a few days back, Mr Bhutto said the meeting was held in a very cordial atmosphere. He said that the PTI and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) were exercising their democratic right to protest against the corrupt system and leaders.

He noted that the recent mammoth public meetings held in Karachi and Lahore reflected the huge support the PTI chairman enjoyed in these cities.

He, however, said that a decision about his revived Sindh National Front’s future would be taken by the party’s governing body.

HYDERABAD: Mr Bhutto visited Tando Mohammed Khan in the evening to offer condolences to the father and other family members of Mir Inayat Talpur on his death.

He was asked questions by media men about his strained association with the PML-N. He clarified that he had not quit that party as yet but would not support wrong deeds of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

He said Mr Sharif did not fulfil the promises, relating to Sindh, he had made during the party’s election campaign.

He said the PML-N government provided no relief to Sindh and seemed least interested in resolving issues of the people of Sindh.

Mr Bhutto also criticised Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain for “hurting people of Sindh by talking about division of Sindh”. He asked Mr Hussain to apologise to the Sindhi people for that. He said the MQM chief was no longer a citizen of Pakistan.

He Nawaz Sharif should adopt ‘peoples politics’ instead of pursuing (Asif Ali) Zardari’s politics.

Published in Dawn, October 2nd, 2014