Musical Chairs

The Prime Minister used the metaphor of musical chairs for the power the other day on the floor of the house. Waving his hand from left to right  he said that tomorrow the opposition could sit on the right and his party on the left in this house. Elaborating upon it further he said that he and his party were willing to shed and share power with the elected politicians but not with anyone else. What did he exactly imply by saying ‘anyone else’?  In the wake of present state of near conflict and muscle wrenching between certain organs of the state the answer shouldn’t be too difficult to guess. One earnestly prays to Allah (SWT) that the democracy is not derailed but, if the things do not improve and the army is ordered by the judiciary to take over or install a Bangla Desh style government, then would it be imploring or begging the government for sheddi ng and sharing the power? The only way not to let it happen is the good governance and Oh ye men in power, for your and God’s sake, mend your ways and serve the people with good governance. No one would dare cast an evil eye on democracy in Pakistan, Inshallah.

Truly

Col. Riaz Jafri (Retd)

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