ISLAMABAD, Oct 21: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal on Tuesday asked the government to bring a constitutional amendment bill to resolve the LFO crisis by end of Ramazan, otherwise, it would go ahead with its planned country-wide mass movement against the present regime.

Speaking at a joint news conference at the parliament house, MMA vice-president Qazi Hussain Ahmed said the alliance was under pressure from its followers and its own MPs for giving so much time to the government for the resolution of the present constitutional crisis.

He said the MMA parliamentary party met here on Tuesday and asked its leader why the alliance had adopted a flexible approach vis-a-vis its talks with the government on the LFO and the president’s uniform.

It may be recalled that only a couple of days back, Qazi Hussain Ahmed had refused to give a deadline to the government, claiming that this would bring the MMA in direct confrontation with the army which he thought was not advisable under the circumstances.

However, on Tuesday, the MMA leader advised the government to take immediate steps and bring its amendment bill to parliament for debate and assent as it would be too late if the crisis was allowed to linger beyond Ramazan.

When asked whether the planned mass movement would be on the pattern of PNA’s agitation campaign of 1977, Qazi Hussain said: “Once the movement gets going, it will take its own course as the mass movements are controlled by the masses themselves.”

He said the people were losing patience due to uncertainty and were waiting for the MMA’s call to come out and to wage a struggle for the restoration of their rights through the establishment of parliament’s supremacy.

Responding to a question, Mr Ahmed said the option of President Musharraf’s impeachment would be available once he got a vote of confidence, adding that the issue of his tenure would be settled through the amendment bill.