HYDERABAD: Ali Kazi, head of Tabdeeli Pasand Party (TPP) launched here on Sunday at a public gathering, said that change could only be brought about by the power of vote and not by carrying cudgels or axes.

“Today, I in the presence of thousands of Sindh people, announce launching this party, which will be a harbinger of change in Sindh and drastically change the way politics is practiced in this province,” he said.

He said that vote was the future of upcoming generations. People had come to the public meeting with dreams of bright future for their children and not to appease some feudal lord. “This party is an alternative to all the other feudal-dominated parties in Sindh,” he said. He said that the party had been registered with Election Comm­ission of Pakistan five months ago but was being launched that day after “I visited all small and big towns of the province and sought feedback from people”.

Mr Kazi said that corruption was an issue that concerned the entire country but Sindh was its worst victim.

He said that 99 per cent people of Sindh had been fed up with old-fashioned parties but “feudal lords say they will buy votes with money because they regard people as a commodity which can be bought and sold”. He said that his party would field candidates in all constituencies in Sindh in upcoming general election. If millions wanted change, no one could stop the change, he said.

Published in Dawn, April 9th, 2018