KARACHI - Political leaders and civil society activists have expressed profound sorrow at the passing away of Barrister Taj Muhammad Langah, founder of Pakistan Seraiki Party and a veteran leader of Pakistan’s progressive democratic political movement.
In a statement issued here on Monday, Karamat Ali, Executive Director, Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (PILER), BM Kutty, Secretary General, Pakistan Peace Coalition (PPC) and others said, “We convey our deepest condolences to the late leader’s near and dear ones in the family and in the larger community of his countless political friends, comrades and admirers across the country.”
In the passing away of Taj Muhammad Langah, not only have the long-neglected and exploited Seraiki people lost the most consistent and devoted fighter for their political, economic, cultural and social rights but the progressive, democratic forces of Pakistan have lost a friend and comrade who stood with them in their long-drawn out struggle for making Pakistan a truly democratic Federation of constituent units enjoying equal political and economic rights.
It is no secret that when he felt that the ruling party in which he held important positions in the early 1970s was failing in honouring its commitment to serve the common man, Taj Muhammad Langah showed no hesitation in saying good-bye to it, they stated.
“We remember how sincerely Taj Muhammad Langah tried in the 1980s to strengthen the hands of late Mir Ghous Baksh Bizenjo, founder-President of Pakistan National Party (PNP), in his effort to form a united platform to achieve maximum political and economic autonomy for the smaller federating units of Pakistan.”
Langah’s life and sacrifices will continue to inspire the younger generation of political activists in their ongoing struggle to achieve their democratic and national rights, the statement added.