True Democracy

India and Pakistan were part of the same region, had a long common history even before the advent of Islam, shared trial and tribulations under the British rule, fought the War of independence of 1857 together, waged struggle for Independence hand in hand and drove the alien rulers out of the subcontinent who left behind Pakistan and India as two independent states. In view of the common past of both the states, they were supposed to pursue somewhat similar polities of statehood but they, instead, moved in almost diametrically opposite directions. While India has consistently remained democratic ever-since, Pakistan, for major part of its existence has flourished under military rule. The reason for this, however, is not far to seek. On becoming independent, India banned feudalism forthwith. Its pioneering leadership lasted for almost sixteen years after Independence to ensure consolidation of its democratic traditions. Pakistan was unfortunate in this regard. It lost the Father of the Nation only a year after. Even during his lifetime the Quaid-e-Azam knew the worth of his successors whom he once termed as bad coins of his pocket. The coming days proved how true he was. None of them could ever come up to the expectations of the nation. The leaders lost track of the objective for which Pakistan was demanded. A junta of feudals hijacked the country which then suffered immeasurably under an incompetent, selfish, cruel, exploitative, unethical and an inhuman system of feudalistic nature.