Enver Baig on Saturday tendered his resignation from the basic membership of Pakistan People's Party (PPP). In his resignation letter, addressed to the PPP Secretary General, Jahangir Badar (copy available with Business Recorder), he said that he had the right to appeal against the letter issued by Nayyar Bukhari, President, PPP, Islamabad district, suspending his basic membership, but he would prefer to quit the party.
The resignation letter said, "Kindly refer to a letter dated Islamabad, August 4, 2011 from my dear friend Syed Nayyar Hussain Bukhari, President, Pakistan Peoples Party, District Islamabad, suspending me from the basic membership of the Party. The letter is indeed a peerless gem for a connoisseur's collection in as much as it is amusingly vague, levels no specific charges against me, and could even be questioned on grounds of procedural impropriety. I intend to do no such thing as I have other more substantive issues on mind.
"First and foremost, I would like to avail this opportunity to reiterate what I have publicly stated several times before that I owe my debut into public life and all the accomplishments of my political career (Chairman PPP Foreign Liaison Committee, Senator and other) to just one single person, namely, the former Chairperson of the Pakistan Peoples Party (Shaheed) Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto. To me, after the founder of our Party (Shaheed) Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, she remained the flaming thread of scarlet in the otherwise dull and drab fabric of our Party. A remarkable lady of bold colours and no pastels, she aroused strong passions on our political canvas, and delighted as much in the fury of her foes as she did in the adoration of her friends. With her uncanny sagacity, worldly wisdom and matchless political acumen, she brought to the task of running both Party and Government a repertoire of superb accomplishment which endeared her and the Party to the broad masses of the people. With her tragic demise, this engaging trait has disappeared, and people like me (and many others like me) who worked closely with her find it extremely difficult to continue with our association with the Party.
"The letter gives me an option of appeal but I consider it below my dignity to appeal against the suspension. While wishing the Party well and thanking all my supporters and well-wishers (from worker to senior) in the Party, I herewith tender my resignation from the basic membership of the Party, and request that my resignation be accepted with immediate effect."