Party politics in Pakistan, as is the case in any other democratic country at the moment, is a dirty, dirty game of constant manipulation, elaborate facades and empty rhetoric. But what makes the situation worse here is that each party seems to be dominated by a single prominent figure or family, with the rest of the members merely there to fill up the seats and clap at the end of (ulterior motive laden) speeches in the assembly.
The "throne" in the Pakistan Muslim League is largely considered to be the birthright of the Nawaz Brothers and may soon be passed on to Maryam Nawaz. Bilawal is also all set to take over the Pakistan People's Party with his awe-inspiring fluency in Urdu and Altaf Hussain is still inspiring riots through video conferences. For many of the party's supporters, it is still difficult to name any member of Imran Khan's Tehreek-i-Insaf besides the captain himself.
How then will the masses benefit if votes are cast merely on the basis of affiliation with a political party and the elected members in the assembly thus feel obligated to support every cause of the party that won them the seat?
How then do these parties claim to be representative of the general population when people look at the party ticket and not the individual and thus, in the end, the interests of the party and it's manifesto triumph that of the public?
The "throne" in the Pakistan Muslim League is largely considered to be the birthright of the Nawaz Brothers and may soon be passed on to Maryam Nawaz. Bilawal is also all set to take over the Pakistan People's Party with his awe-inspiring fluency in Urdu and Altaf Hussain is still inspiring riots through video conferences. For many of the party's supporters, it is still difficult to name any member of Imran Khan's Tehreek-i-Insaf besides the captain himself.
How then will the masses benefit if votes are cast merely on the basis of affiliation with a political party and the elected members in the assembly thus feel obligated to support every cause of the party that won them the seat?
How then do these parties claim to be representative of the general population when people look at the party ticket and not the individual and thus, in the end, the interests of the party and it's manifesto triumph that of the public?
1 comment:
I totally agree with you. The political parties are dominated by specific families as we have seen the Bhuttos and the Sharifs and the other members are bound to follow their decisions. The elected leaders are unable to put forward and work on the demands of their respected constituency but support the decision of their respective party leaders.
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