Amidst Democracy

Let me be very candid and fair, Imran Khan PTI contempt notice was un-called for, completely unexpected and unwarranted, in fact it shocked many. Yes Imran Khan is very vocal against rigging in GE2013, the role of ECP and Courts. But to be fair to courts, ECP is an independent institution after 18 amendment, very powerful one as well, the Imran criticizing Supreme Court just doesn't sound right and just as well. His criticism of ECP may have reasons, justifications that are understandable but what the Supreme Court had to do with it is not understandable. Now let us not indulge into who is right and who is not, let's just focus on why i do feel Imran Should tender an unconditional apology to the court and make himself a True Democratic leader, true voice of his followers. As "Abraham Lincoln" once said... "In Great Contests Each Party Claims To Act In Accordance With The Will Of The God, Both May Be, and one must be wrong".

Now let me explain why Imran Khan needs to tender an unconditional apology that would lead to a rise in his stature.

1) Imran Khan by tendering an apology can immediately take a psychological edge over its main rival PMLN, as their history regarding contempt notices is not very beaming and not worthy. As we all remember PMLN stormed the Justice Sajjad Ali Shah courts after their leader Nawaz Sharif ( Then PM ) was served with contempt notice, yes Sajjad Ali Shah was very controversial, was working at the behest of the then President Farooq Ahmad Leghari to throw out a Democratically Elected Government but history remembered the images of PMLN workers and Leaders storming in the Supreme Court building. PMLN leaders still taunted by their rivals of that unwanted decision made in haste, literally a black spot on the glaring political struggle of Mian Nawaz Sharif.

2) Imran Khan's stance doesn't sound convincing when he talks that the Supreme Court must intervene, take a sou moto if I am getting it right regarding his claims of rigging. Imran Khan must realize that after 18 amendments ECP is a very powerful institution they showed their muscle during the GE, when many decisions made by care takers were reversed by them, so it would have made two institutions SC and ECP at loggerheads with each other because Fakhr ud Din G Ibrahim always maintained that GE 2013 were one of the fairest in the history of Pakistan, his claims got an endorsement from Local and International observers as well. Secondly Imran Khan not even once Questioned ECP before the GE 2013, their placing of officers ( RO ) in different constituencies, similarly neither presiding officers were questioned till the results started coming on 11 May, even then Asad Umar appeared on the National Television , congratulated PMLN's victory. Finally Imran Khan himself confessed publicly and apologizing publicly regarding awarding of tickets in GE and Intra-Party polls.

3) Imran Khan seemingly endorsing PPP point of view regarding rigging in GE and Superior courts favouring the one party, the same PPP which got thrashing of a life time during the Polls, remiained at loggers head with SC regarding their Hundreds of billions rupees of loot and plunder, the same PPP which got reduced to from a Federal party to a Provincial party due to their poor governance, their Two former Prime Ministers facing jail in coming days, hundreds of billions of corruption cases pending in Supreme court, Nab and FIA, their President fearing of opening of Swiss cases once Presidential immunity is stripped off, their leaders openly mailgning the superior courts due to their hidden agenda. Imran Khan toeing their policies is simply mind boggling and wouldn't send the right signals to his voters and supporters.

4) Imran Khan PTI gets second highest votes in General Elections close to 7.5 million, becoming the second largest party in Pakistan, wiping PPP off from Punjab and KPK, forming a Government in KPK, winning a sizeable number of NA seats, getting their opposition leader placed in Punjab, Imran Khan gets huge applause in the Print and Electronic Media, dominating the Social Media. There is no doubt in my mind Imran Khan PTI is a government in waiting unless PMLN performs exceptionally and PTI performs badly in KPK because Imran Khan got a golden opportunity to make institutions and his agenda implemented in KPK, he must remember his performance now must be compared with other Provinces, glaring mistakes like D I Khan jail break will come to haunt him in coming Polls in 2018. With his performance he can give PMLN run for their money in coming GE or his party PTI may face the same fate as PPP.

5) Imran Khan's recent decision of contesting Presidential Polls despite being pursued by many to boycott the Polls won his laurels and high moral ground in Democratic circles, elevated him to the status of the main Opposition Party because PPP committed a blunder boycotting the Polls handing over the initiative to Imran Khan PTI which he grabbed with both hands. Imran Khan PTI can achieve towering and prominent stature by appearing in court, humbly submit his unconditional apology and take a much honorable route of constitutional and legal struggle against his claims of rigging in GE 2013. He should knock every door, take a difficult but logical course of his political struggle, believe me Imran Khan immediately will lift his stature as a leader, he will immediately get that moral superiority to his rivals because there are already many conspiracy theories and stories circulating in the market that this clash might derail Democracy once again, this will only result Imran Khan is being the net loser, PPP and PMLN winner, will revive PPP's dying politics.

Hope common sense will prevail at both ends, Imran Khan learn from history and courts as well learn from their past which unfortunately is not the one to talk about. Let me end this read with "Abraham Lincoln" Quote  "I Do Not Think Much Of A Man Who Is Not Wiser Today Than He Was Yesterday".

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