Section 144 should be lifted, and people must be granted their constitutional right to freedom of expression and peaceful protest: Noor Ahmed Katiiar, Central Senior Vice President of Awami Tehreek
A protest rally will be held on 27 July in Jallalji Chodagi against corporate farming, canal extraction from the Indus River, and exploitation of natural resources, as decided in the meeting.
District leaders will visit various villages and run a public awareness campaign against canals and corporate farming: Meeting Resolution
Naushahro Feroze
A meeting of the General Council of Awami Tehreek District Naushahro Feroze was held under the chairmanship of District President Latif Bhatti. The meeting was attended by Noor Ahmed Katiar, Central Senior Vice President of Awami Tehreek;Khalid Tunio; and Najeeb Mahesar as special participants.
In the meeting, the current political situation was discussed in detail. It was decided that a protest rally will be organized on 27 July in Jallalji Chodagi against the extraction of canals from the Indus River, corporate farming, and the occupation of natural resources.
On 9 August, a representative conference of Sindhyani Tehreek will be held. District office bearers will visit various villages to promote organizational development and educate the public about the dangers of canals and corporate farming.
As part of educational activities, study circles will be held across the district to provide ideological education to party workers.
On the occasion, Noor Ahmed Katiiar stated that corporate farming and canal extraction are deadly poisons for Sindh. He emphasized that the people of Sindh must once again become organized to resist this threat.
He further said that the Frontier Constabulary (FC) has been empowered as a countriwide force, which raises serious concerns that ongoing protests against corporate farming and canals may be suppressed. He strongly criticized President Asif Zardari, accusing him of acting against the country’s interests by signing the ordinance into law.
The meeting was attended by Dr. Fida Hussain Bharejo, Hussain Soomro, Fareed Kalhoro, Sarwar Sindhi, Mashooq Chachar, Ali Nawaz Alamani, Sattar Umrani, Akbar Sangrah, Anees Panhwar, Salam Soomro, Muhammad Ali Shah, Ismail Alamani, Gul Bhungar Advocate, and Shahid Solangi.