Few years ago a political party suddenly gained a lot
of popularity among Pakistani youth, after struggling for more than 10 years. The
main reason of its sudden popularity was the ideology of the party leadership
which consisted of “Corruption free New Pakistan”. As every sensible Pakistani was
fed up of ongoing corruption in the country; though the party maybe was clear
about its vision but supporters were never. Many of the supporters thought that
mentioned party is of right wing and will make Pakistan an Islamic welfare
state, and on other hand the elite youth of the party were of the view that party
is a leftist and will uphold socialist vision in Pakistan. Then someone in the
party started a social media campaign; though that campaign gathered many members
for the party but most of the new members were immature youngsters who started
abusing each and every person who even slightly doubted the vision of the party,
at times I was also victim of that abusive behavior. People who doubted the
vision of the party had every right to do so because opportunists started
taking advantage of the sudden popularity of the party, and started joining the
party. Many old faces from different parties joined the party and pushed the
old workers to the back of stage. Old members started leaving the party and
again that excited youth kept abusing those old members who left the party. The
main slogan of the party that they will bring a revolution in the country by
cleaning off the corrupt elements, was proven false and fake when head of the
party’s UK wing resigned, in her resignation letter she clearly mentioned few
names of the party leadership who rigged the inter party elections and maligned
the Old workers who raised voice against the rigging. This letter raised an
important question “if a party can’t ensure free and fair inter party elections,
how will it change the whole country and how will it ensure transparency and
honesty in the whole country which they couldn’t ensure among their members?”
so should we assume that the opportunists tuned the new party according to
their old habits of corruption, bribes and dishonesty? Should we believe the
voices that the party leadership changed its vision just to become electable
and followed the path of typical old political parties of the country? These answers
are yet to be cleared but one thing is clear that the change they were shouting
about was not about the country but in their own vision and destiny so in the
end we are left with same old choices, choosing a less corrupt party among all
corrupt parties.
Let’s hope someday a real leader will bring a real
revolution in the country. And we will be able to see a better Pakistan, which
was dream of Allama Iqbal, a platform for uniting the whole Muslim Ummah.
Though I have posted earlier that I have a very poor English
so sorry for the errors. Comments are always welcome @ gheratjagao@gmail.com or you can follow me
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