PML-N Never Won Without Rigging, Alleges PPP's Saeed Ghani

Saeed Ghani, a prominent leader of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), asserted on Saturday that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has consistently relied on electoral manipulation to gain power. Ghani stated that the PPP, in contrast, has never achieved victory through unfair means in any election held to date.

Addressing a press conference in Karachi, Ghani directly responded to a PML-N member's call for the PPP to refrain from lecturing on democracy. He posed a rhetorical question, asking if the right to speak on democratic principles should instead be granted to former military dictators like General Zia or General Musharraf, or to leaders they fostered. Ghani's remarks aimed to challenge the PML-N's perceived authority on democratic discourse.

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The PPP did not secure power through rigging in any of the elections held till today. On the other hand, however many times the PML-N has secured power, it has not been without rigging.

Ghani further alleged that the PML-N supremo, Nawaz Sharif, was involved in a conspiracy against former Prime Minister Mohammad Khan Junejo during the 1985 elections. He also claimed that the PPP itself was a victim of rigging in the 1988 and 1990 elections, suggesting a history of electoral injustice impacting his party. These accusations highlight the deep-seated political rivalries and historical grievances within Pakistan's political landscape.

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If you do not want to give the PPP the right to speak on democracy, then will you give it to Gen Musharraf or Gen Zia, or the leaders created by them?