HONEST DICTATORS NEEDED.
BY DR.KHURSHID ALAM. Khurshid.alam10@ gmail.com
After 2 years of civilian rule the talk of the town is to change of the government. Strangely this times the demand for dictatorship is from a section of treasury benches.
The morality demanded that firstly they should have accepted their failure and then demanded the change of government. The biggest anomaly in the demand of MQM is that they have chosen alternative before hand, which is the sole prerogative of the masses. It is the decision of the masses to go for honest generals, jurist, or technocrats their choice should not be restricted.
The masses may opt for in-house change or snap elections. Ironically suggestions are not in the political philosophy of MQM they always dictate full road map. Basic political acumen demanded that all that they should have done to accept their incompetence and quit.
The inbuilt weakness in the political body of MQM is that they cannot survive without power. Knowing their weakness well they preferred to give a road map where their accommodation is guaranteed and they are not left out high and dry. Lust of power is a terrible addiction and to detoxify some one from it is not an easy job.
It is a Mafia not a political organisation to understand political science. It is the biggest militarily organised and indoctrinated fascist network believing in a dogma where opposition to the divine leadership is demonstrated in a rucksack on the corner of a busy bazaar. You don’t have to ask its smell speaks. It is highly tight network. No doubt about their popularity in Behari section of Urdu speaking but the big boost to their voters margin is simply due to PHOBIA of the known as their past deeds are no secret. It is a philosophy more in resemblance with Zionism born out of so called victimisation and believing in terrorisation and victimisation.
It was rightly said by Maulana Fazlur Rehman that in their presence no Talibanization of Karachi is needed. It is such a huge Land Mafia that came from 1000 miles and squeezed out native Sindhies from three biggest cities, Karachi, Hyderabad and now Sukkur. It is reliably learnt that when in need Taliban turn to them for help.
Communism did not fail but the communist leadership failed resulting in dismemberment of U.S.S.R. So is the case of democracy in Pakistan. It is the leadership who failed to deliver. There have always been civil governments by the people but were never of the people and by people. It will be failure of the intelligentsia to make the people understand the difference between civil rule and democracy. The main difference is the accountability.
No doubt that present government is a complete flop by any standard. But the alternative has to be decided by the people of Pakistan.
To talk about bloody revolution is draconian idea. Altaf Husain statement is self-contradictory when he says that once the people are out on the street they will see Altaf Bahia on the roads of Karachi. In other words he is asking people to start the bloody game and he will be here. Any revolutionary change needs a leader on the ground that has gone through a process and is aware of ground realities and strike when iron is hot. Altaf Husain will be greatly mistaken to match himself with Imam Khomeini. There was political spadework for years in Iran by clergy and Khalq before Imam appeared on the scene. If the Khalq would have played their cards right the scenario might have been different.
A revolutionary struggle without a leader leads to anarchy. Is MQM preparing ground for anarchy?
The important question to be asked who will be select honest generals? Will it be the board of directors from MQM? Will they lay the criterion for honest and dishonest? Is GHQ aware of their fate?
Will it not be good idea to give time to this civilian wrangling and wait till it gives birth to an acceptable democratic set up. We do know that it is not even a lame democracy but a totally incompetent civil rule. Can we expect MQM to dissociate itself from it and start a mass movement not only in Karachi but also in Pakistan as a whole?
Will it be unfair to ask their leadership to end double loyalty and chose between the crown and Pakistan? Then they will have high moral ground to preach what they think. We as Muslim believe that the time of death is fixed and cannot be postponed for a second. For how long Altaf Bahia will remain in hiding from death if there is really such threat, which I doubt.
We know the special relationship of MQM with the army. They have several joint exercises in late East Pakistan and Sohrab Goth. His return will renew the old contacts and he will be better equipped to bring the desired changes, which he cherished so much for so long.
His time tested ally Muslim League (Q) is ready to join hands. I suggest they should not forget their patron Musharaf and try to convince him to bring to finish his incomplete mission.
I am not very comfortable to see certain people on the wrong side of the fence like Mushahid Husain and Maroti Memon in Q-league and Nisar in N-league but I can’t help. During this civilian anarchy if they were in a proper place and position they might contributed substantially and positively to thwart off the nefarious designs of our revolutionary Qaid.
Dated; 12th Sep 2010
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