Denounces the ex-PM for welcoming members of the feudal elite into PPP’s fold.
Shortly after his release from the central prison in Multan, former parliamentarian Jamshed Dasti fired a salvo at ousted premier Yousaf Raza Gilani and accused him of ignoring the poor representatives of the party while leading the feudal elite in the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).
“The biggest challenge for the poor people of Pakistan and their representatives is the controlled democracy by feudal lords present in every political party of Pakistan,” Dasti told the media after the Multan bench of Lahore High Court (LHC) issued his release orders.
More than 40,000 people from southern Punjab, especially from Muzaffargarh, had received him in the form of small groups. He addressed more than 20 public places till he reached his hometown.
He heaped praise on Pakistan’s independent judiciary but at the same time vowed that martial law is never acceptable whether it is in the form of military or the judiciary.
Dasti announced he would contest from both NA-178 and NA-177 constituencies against the joint coalition of all feudal lords in the region as he had done in the past.
He said that he would contest as an independent candidate and would make a new history not only in Muzaffargarh but all over Pakistan.
For a landlord like Gilani, he said he was “an insult” because he had lived with the people of his region and would probably “also die with them”. However, they themselves might have never enquired about a poor man’s income.
After the court declared him ineligible, Gilani approached the feudal lords and welcomed them to contest the polls despite their conspiracies against the PPP.
“Feudal lords have not left the PPP, a party of the poor. Hence the party is no more a representation of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto’s ideology.”
Published in The Express Tribune, April 12th, 2013.
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Dusti, you have said it well but remember ZAB and BNZ were no saints.What mess of feudal land lords and destruction of INDUSTRIES and major departments you see now in Pakistan was in fact created and promoted by them ,so they could achieve their dirty politcal motives.Since end of 1971 when ZAB took over Pakistan had been facing its exstance up side down and never stood aloof or straight.You please ,don't stop looking after people ,doesn't matter you become a MPA or not.Good luck and ALLAH bless you and your family.
@asad:
Thanks for illuminating the difference between an affluent and a feudal, otherwise I would have never known as to who is who. Going forward, if we are to discuss mindsets here than you would be glad to take cognizance of the fact that the likes of Shah Mehmood is not only a feudal in the true sense of the word but also considered to be a Deity by his subjects since he heads the Ghausia Jamaat. This was the particular "Mindset" I was alluding to.
@Adnan Siddiqi: Not every person who is rich means he is a feudal... Feudal is a mindset and people with such mentality think of themselves as superior to others.. Although Islam says everyone is equal.. irresective of their wealth, zaat etc..
@Karachite:
Oh yeah?! Who do you suppose the likes of Shah Mehmood and Jahangir Tareen are, average working class people like you and me?!! As for MQM, its a criminal mafioso hence should not be counted as a political party. Before you jump on my case regarding MQM, I am from Karachi :D
Dasti may be corrupt, but if he provides relief to the voiceless people of Muzaffargarh and they support him, I support him too.
Please join PTI or MQM, there are no fuedals over there!!
And it took 5 years for you to realize. Amazing !
He realizes now!
Oh man I wish him all the best luck if I could would vote 4 him