Re: LB polls transparent: Commonwealth report
Asma Jehangir is the very influential and vocal head of the HRCP, and her political/religious views are very much relevant in what she says about any national issue. The Commonwealth has not stated that the elections were unfair, and declared that they were transparent, which is not what Asma and the opposition have been claiming. It has praised the government on many counts i.e. media coverage, removing hindrances put against women put forward in opposition area's, and the conduct of the ECP. Have the HRCP or the opposition done that?
The rest of my criticisms are perfectly valid. Why are the ANP, MMA, PPP not stating there was rigging in the tens of thousands of seats their people won? If the whole thing is a sham then why continue to take an active part in the process, as they are continuing to do? It's simply a case of if 'I win, then it is fair and free' and 'if i lose then it is rigged' - that is common amongst all parties, opposition or government candidates. Just look at how the MMA government in NWFP is leaning on people across the province to support it's candidates in the Nazimat elections.