Politics' point of no return is dictatorship!

The PDM's rally in Karachi after Gujranwala has been a big power show in terms of its size, but government ministers are adamant that the people are not ready to be part of the opposition movement. Of course, governments do not go from the sea to the pomp of human beings, but traditionally governments are weakened by the full aggression of the opposition.

As the opposition movement gains momentum, it will be a loss-making deal for the government, so it is better to resolve political issues through dialogue, while the government is taking ruthless steps to crush the PDM movement. Political tensions in the country seem to be escalating into a confrontation.

This kind of political confrontation has led to the provision of extra-constitutional measures to turn democracy upside down. Political leaders have not learned any lesson from past mistakes and even today they are happy to try to spoil the death of democracy like in the past by finding ways to fight with each other.

 Unfortunately, the claimants of democracy in the beloved homeland have been the cause of the decline of democracy, so the vehicle of democracy is coming to a standstill and is moving towards the destination by pushing, to the extent that democracy is still present in the country today. But practically this is not the case; everyone knows who is the source of power and where decisions are made.

Therefore, the political leadership seems to be prostrating at the door of the ruling forces to gain power. In a meeting with the parliamentary leaders of the opposition parties, the Army Chief reiterated his commitment to abide by the constitution and laws and to keep Pakistan Armed Forces out of politics.

However, in the politics of blame game, the leaders of the government and opposition parties have begun to engage the state institutions themselves in the process of confrontational politics. While this seems to be exacerbating the political tensions; it is not far-fetched that it will pose the same threats to the system as in the past.

 There is no denying the fact that the army should not have a role in politics and the army does not want to be a part of politics, but the political parties have been instrumental in forcing the army to play this role, as long as political parties aren’t free from family dictatorship, parliament is not elevated, and political parties do not give up the practice of entering power through the back door, until then the restoration of full democracy in the country is not possible.

The opposition is not protesting for the restoration of democracy, but for adopting unconstitutional means to save itself and gain power. In a democratic system, governments are not overthrown, but elected and constitutionally housed by parliament. There is a mechanism for sending, but it seems that both the government and the opposition do not want to adopt a democratic approach, even though the opposition has highly experienced political leaders, yet undemocratic attitudes seem to prevail.

The opposition is on the agenda of overthrowing the government in any way. It is not so easy for the opposition to get the resignation of Imran Khan. If governments go through protests, then the gift of dictatorship is given.

 While the opposition is pursuing an unconstitutional approach to overthrow the government, and since the PTI came to power, the government's statement that it will not spare the thieves and robbers and will bring them back and lock them in the C-class jail is limited. Prime Minister Imran Khan should fulfill his political agenda but he should also take care of the welfare of the people.

At present, the economic situation of the country is so bad that due to inflation, economic misery, and mismanagement, the people are overwhelmed but it does not reach the ears of government ministers. The advisers to the Prime Minister have no idea that superficial measures alone will not solve so many complex economic problems, it will have to clarify effective strategies along with activating its administration, using the so-called Tiger Force as an institution like government machinery to achieve results is tantamount to self-deception. So, no progress will be made until the right direction of the basic details of the economy is set.

Half the term of the PTI government has come to an end. Given the current situation, the rest of the term will also be spent in confrontation and bad governance. The chances of the opposition blocking protest politics, and any better performance by the government are slim. The democratic process is also one step ahead and two steps back.  

The political system and administrative affairs will not be able to move forward in such an intense confrontational environment. Therefore, to ensure that national state institutions abide by the Constitution and the law, it is necessary to promote the politics of tolerance and politeness in the ranks of the government and the opposition in order to create and prevent democracy from being harmed in any way. If the politics of the country continues to be pushed towards the point of no return, then democratic institutions will be rounded up in the name of democracy and the path to dictatorship will be paved.

WRITTEN BY

Attiya Munawer

Twitter: @AttiyaMunawer

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