Re: Fauzia Kasuri joining PMLN
Where did Imran's dictation come into the picture here? The parliamentary committee and the EC made collective decisions. It would have been dictatorial, had Imran been calling shots single handedly. I think you guys have got it the other way around.
Just because we are dealing with a lady here, the emotion factor has kicked into high gear for everyone. True that she is/was a great asset to the party, but rules cannot be bent for anyone on any pretext. You do it once, you do it all the time. And that effectively makes you a non-democratic party.
Imran wisely stayed away from interfering in this, because if he does it once, he will be called upon to do it again and again. If that was the case, then why the need to form all these internal departments and appointments? And what happens if IK is gone? Party folds?
Fauzia is right to expect respect for her 17 years of service, but not right to expect favors. That goes against the spirit of democracy. True, there must have been problems at various levels, but she could have fought them within the party, rather than asking for inductance based on her service tenure.
If PTI had gotten enough seats to allow 4 women from Punjab, she wouldnt be talking about this issue at all. But its obvious she has a personal issue with the 3 women who were listed ahead of her in the list. And personal beefs dont go well with democracy.
I don't think the people who have come up through so called democratic process are the ones who represent the party ideology. Personally know some ticket holders who are most pathetic people you could imagine. there are people with extremely bad business reputation. Over all the quality of candidates selected through all this process was highly undesirable. I don't want to take names here.. if these are the people making so called collective decisions.. then I somehow agree with Fauzia that mafias have taken over this party.
PTI is important for Pakistan for much necessary nation building in the long run. I don't think they were competent enough to take over governance at this stage.. they needed these 5 years in assemblies to prepare themselves. They have to compete with PMLN who somehow have gathered more reasonable people with better reputations for the time being. PMLN however lacks confidence of the people from smaller provinces.. a drawback which PTI doesn't have. But PMLN has these 5 years to perform.. and believe me if they are able to perform in these 5 years.. they will confidence of smaller provinces also. If PTI doesn't get their act together.. I don"t see a very bright future for them.
In past few years have have been posting the exact mistakes which were being committed by PTI.. and time has proven that I was right to a large extent. If people like Fauzia are finding it difficult to get along with the present set up of PTI.. then only God can help PTI...