KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM) on Sunday rejected the results of the local government elections.
Addressing a press conference, MQM leaders Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Mustafa Kamal and Dr. Farooq Sattar alleged that there was pre-poll rigging in local body elections. “The people of Karachi and Hyderabad have given a decision in their favor by not participating in the elections.”
MQM convener Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui said that MQM did not accept the result of the elections because the people of Karachi did not turn to the polling stations. “There was a poor turnout in the capital city of Sindh which suggested that people had also rejected the elections.”
He said the people while sitting at home gave a verdict in the favour of MQM. Siddiqui said people rejected the conspiracy to steal the mandate of Karachi. “Will the elected mayor be accepted by the people?”
He said that MQM lives in the hearts of the people and they will not accept the local government elections. MQM central leader Siddiqui vowed that now, along with the cleaning of the city, we will also clean the city politically.