Bureaucratic monopoly along with intentional continuation of unjust policies adopted by the long run of rulers for 65 years has created a sense of deprivation and alienation among various section of population. Even after the tragic Fall of Dhaka, no one has learnt their lesson. In Sindh, only the rural and urban division has long since been the controversial issue. As I know, when you read job advertisement for public sector, one clearly notices the quota sanctions: Punjab (6) Sindh rural (2). And if and when there are provincial jobs vacancies, it reads like Sindh rural (5) Urban (1).
The big question that arises here is; why the rural-urban divide only for sindh, even after 65 years? Why does this cleavage still exist? If it is on the pretext of being underdeveloped areas then why is it so? Even after more than half a century they are, to me, the only answer. An honest, true and hard to swallow fact is, urban Sindh is mostly populated. In fact, statistically 70% comprises of those who left the Indian part of the Subcontinent, leaving all their wealth and jobs, for the love of being taken into one nation that was to be Pakistan. A nation that was not meant to be. We broke it into pieces for same one reason: injustice to the people of our beloved and beautiful eastern wing, mashriqi Pakistan. On the fast track move, we are watching the dark of history being pushed to be repeated in Balochistan and going on since a long time and suddenly the same picture in Sindh can be clearly seen by one.
You want those who migrated from Indian part of the Subcontinent to merge as Sindhi. Although they do keep trying to make believe but to no avail. Abolish quota system in Sindh at all levels. For once in 65 years, let one of the elected representatives from the urban area be the CM. Revise the seat allocations for both the National and Provincial Assembly according to the fresh population census. Make them -- those who are still being reminded of being the immigrant --believe they are in their home country. They, too, are the sons of the soil because so many have been born here. Some in JMPC and a lot at New Karachi or hospitals at Hyderabad, and from there they are taken to homes close by and not migrated. Only then will the word Muhajir disappear. If we don't call, they will keep uttering and showing fron actions that Muhajirs still exist... like Balochis and past Bengalis!
I agree, everyone should be given a chance and there must be no quota of urban/rural divide, or even the provincial division, everything should be on merit. But I suppose they've put it in place because of only one reason, i.e. people living in rural areas get much lesser opportunities to grow or get a job as compared to the ones living in cities like Karachi, Hyderabad, etc.
ReplyDeleteI have seen this people coming from interior Sind never manage to get a good job even with an appropriate degree, not because they're coming from interior but because the level of education in universities like MUET etc. is so down that they don't stand a chance against guys from Fast, NUST and other universities.
Though still the restriction isn't fair and doesn't justify. Our enemy wants to divide and break us by making sure that we end up with the poison of races, unlike our Quran states us to hold the rope of Allah (i.e. Quran) together and never be divided into groups.
I wrote an article on racism a while ago, you may find it interesting here:
http://me-bleeding.blogspot.com/2008/09/racism-mental-illness_19.html
True, however I believe that the quota system shouldn't be abolished in just one go because it'll just lead to more chaos, uncertainty and political insecurity. It should therefore be gradual.
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