This refers to the article titled “Exit of Govt Four Possible Options” by Mr. Zahid Malik carried by the Pakistan Observer, on its issue of July 5, 2010. At one place the writer says, “I strongly believe that every elected Government should necessarily complete its constitutional tenure of five years”.
No sir, I do not at all agree with the writer. There is no constitutional right of a constitutional government to complete full five years of a constitutional tenure. In a democratic setup, a government always remains in tenterhook of loosing the power either through internal changes or through general elections called anytime earlier. This threat of facing the public anytime, keeps the government on check, and compell it to deliver on its election manifesto. This is the beauty of democracy – the facing of music for non-delivery, and not the compromise and adjustments with elements of diverse opiniuons, as is claimed by this present government. Our political experts and commentators should also be mindful of these painstaking mechanism of democracy.
I cannot also subscribe to Mr. Malik’s unbounded eulogy of our queer Prime Minister, when says in the last lines that, “Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani …. has carved out a position of influence, respect and personal rapport with all stakeholders ….”. “Persnal rapport” – may be, but much more is desired from the leader of the house, the chief executive of the faultering country, than just dealy dallying with all and sundry only to perpituate a non-functional government.
- Syed Sayef Hussain
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