[mukto-mona] Dynastic Politics and Democracy.

Like many other people I am always against dynastic politics. Dynastic politics and democracy does not go together especially in the underdeveloped nations where the roots of democracy is not very deep rooted. Any political party that favours dynastic politics does not allow the growth of a divergent political leadership. This is a cheap ploy to maintain grip on a political process. In vastly illiterate societies where a little favour can purchase one's morality this dynastic politics is big barrier for the success of democracy. In India after the death of Jawaharlal Nehru his left an able daughter to do his job. But unfortunately things did not go very well. India had to experience an emergency rule and her elder son Sanjay brought very bad name for his mother. If he was not dead in an accident India's democracy could see worse times. The other son Rajeev Gandhi was more sober than his brother but his tragic death abruptly ended that exercise. In Bangladesh Sheikh Mujibur Rahman could not do a very good job despite his very patriotic fervour and his daughter also gave a very poor show and things are not going to be any dramatically different if she comes back to power again.

The choice of Asif Ali Zardari and his 19 years old son are not going to show any magic   in any way. The tragic death of Ms.Benazir Bhutto is still very green in our memory and therefore any critical analysis of her political life would be a disrespectful act at this time. But we can only say that her husband does not fit into the ideals of democracy in any way. He is a crude feudal land lord with a very bad record behind him. Pakistan is not going to be an easy task for any political leader to rule. Pakistan has become a global board of chess experiencing various clashes of global interests. These antagonistic interests are bloody and disastrous too. The nation is fragmented, parts of the land are ungovernable and there is a direct challenge to the sovereignty from the Islamic terrorists. I don't think Asif Ali Zardari has any clue of these grave issues nor he has any intellectual ability to understand the gravity of these issues facing Pakistan .He will not even survive in the current political sympathy which PPP is enjoying now.

Akbar Hussain

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