niaz
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I have no love lost for Imran Khan because of his irrational partiality towards Taliban. Nevertheless, before I go any further; let me congratulate PTI’s KPK government on holding local bodies’ elections. In my opinion a democracy without empowering local bodies is not ‘Democracy’ but a form of ‘Plutocracy’ where only the rich & powerful can rule the country. My only disappointment is that even Imran Khan was powerless to stop deprivation of women from their voting rights in some parts KPK.
Concerning the allegation of ‘Rigging’; except for 1970 elections; I have not come across any election where this was not claimed by the losing parties. KPK puts all the blame on the Election Commission, but Law & Order is responsibility of the provincial gov’t.
In our country, behaviour of political parties which claim to be lilywhite when in opposition is exactly the same when they are in power. Undoubtedly PTI being in driving seat thought it fair game to employ all means, whether fair or foul to gain the upper hand.
I would conclude that all parties including PTI, ANP, JI, JUI, MQM and PML under various names are product of the same society and act in a similar manner under similar circumstances. Only way to overcome this problem is to install electronic voting machines.
Concerning the allegation of ‘Rigging’; except for 1970 elections; I have not come across any election where this was not claimed by the losing parties. KPK puts all the blame on the Election Commission, but Law & Order is responsibility of the provincial gov’t.
In our country, behaviour of political parties which claim to be lilywhite when in opposition is exactly the same when they are in power. Undoubtedly PTI being in driving seat thought it fair game to employ all means, whether fair or foul to gain the upper hand.
I would conclude that all parties including PTI, ANP, JI, JUI, MQM and PML under various names are product of the same society and act in a similar manner under similar circumstances. Only way to overcome this problem is to install electronic voting machines.