Ever since its adoption, the 1973 Constitution has been violated by powerful people.
KARACHI: Any system built on weak foundations is bound to collapse with the passage of time. Ikram Sehgal is absolutely right in pointing out the fundamental flaws in our electoral process and we have repeatedly witnessed the inevitable disasters that inevitably follow these flawed exercise which mostly end up in stealing the mandate of the people rather than empowering them. The current ganging up of the beneficiaries of the existing order to save a corrupt government that has literally lost all moral authority to rule is not because of any love for the aspirations of the people, but sadly it is to keep the in-vogue system of selling favours intact. Imran Khan and Tahirul Qadri are being cornered as they have achieved something never witnessed before.
Imran Khan is making a serious attempt in the history of the country to empower the people by demanding electoral reforms. Ever since its adoption, the 1973 Constitution has been violated by powerful people. While the act of abrogation of the sacrosanct document cannot and should not be condoned, it is worth an elaborate academic inquiry to find out the reasons for these repeated accidents in our national history. To expect that Pakistan will realise the dream of becoming a true democracy while clinging to its deeply flawed electoral process is nothing more than chasing an ever elusive mirage.
Muhammad Alamgir Khan
Published in The Express Tribune, September 7th, 2014.
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