On PAT and PTI’s Dharna against Nawaz Sharif govt: Demanding resignation from PM or CM is part of the democratic process – by Shakeel Arain
In my honest opinion, demanding resignation from a public office bearer is not anti-democratic demand and opposition against it lack merits. People even in established democracy ask for resignation of public-office bearer for lesser issues than the coldblooded murder by state machinery .
I’ve supported Shias Hazara community demand for resignation of then Chief minister Baluchistan ,Raisini . I will leave it to the readers to judge whether CM Raisni’s resignation weakened democracy or strengthened it . Same rules should be applied on CM Punjab as well.
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Imran Khan’s allegations against ex-Chief Jutice Iftikhar Chaudhry and Justice Ramday look plausible and should be investigated. Downplaying rigging allegation against judiciary is actually disservice to democracy ideals. By calling it military establishment’s move against PML N and brushing it under the carpet will not help democracy and rule of law.
PTI is a political reality and discrediting it based on a “fear” or “allegation” that military establishment has orchestrated their protest would not help democracy .
On a side note: From General Hamid Gul to Ijaz ul Haq, Sami-ul Haq and Tahir Ashrafi to Ludhivani to Sajid Mir , Lal Masjid to Hafiz Saeed have clearly sided with PMLN and our (commerical or Nawaz Yafta) liberal media is calling with utmost authority that army is behind the Qadri & Imran antics. If our liberal friends feel Imran Khan has put his political career at stake just to get Musharaf release then its good for them.
You are right to the extent that demanding resignation from CM and/or the PM is democratic right. Gut the fact of the matter is that this demand should be supported with reasonable logic and the person doing so must adopt a democratic procedure. the bill submitted by PTI for electoral reforms is under consideration of a committee PTI three persons are member of. Instead waiting and/or raising objection on slow process making the life of Islamabad residents miserable with so called dharna ( they all leave the place in the morning and assemble in the evening for zinda naach gana is unique type of dharna). They do have right to protest but they don’t have any right to make our lives miserable. Do you think Imran is a democratic person. Ask javed Hashmi ,Mehmood Shah did he ask for the consent of his people before announcing the civil disobedience? No my dear he is a stubbarn and arrogant person badly suffering from narcissism. This game is just to make the things easier for Musharraf and has nothing to do with the electoral demands or the democracy it is game of personal interests my dear. Lets wait till after 15 days they call of dharna .
If resignation will start getting this way, then no government will be able to survive for more than 3 months and only poeple of Pakistan will suffer. Pakistan will become Libya and Syria.
Noor E Maryam’s status on facebook:
Mosques of Rawalpindi giving sermons.. ‘fighting against Govt is against Islam’
Religious extremist orgs holding pro-democracy rallies, slogans being chanted ‘shia kaafir’ and also sit-in by the civil society who were never present for Mama Qadeer march for missing persons or for the family of Zahid Baloch.
Enough and clear msg which side military establishment is now.