Balochistan: Army forces people to cast vote. This is insult to the democratic norms. Khalil Baloch
Baloch
National Movement’s Chairman Khalil Baloch expressed his view point
regarding the so called 25th July 2018 election in Balochistan. He said,
election is a democratic process that is dependent upon the choice of
people, either to cast their vote or stay away from electoral process;
However, Pakistan Army intimidated Baloch nation, and forced them to
cast their votes at gunpoint. This is a stark insult to the democratic
norms. He added, Pakistan has once again failed in conducting election
in Balochistan. Like the 2013 election boycott, Pakistan, along with
its parliamentarian parties, despite of using brutal force and terror,
failed to bring Baloch nation into its unlawful election in occupied
Balochistan.
BNM leader said, no election has ever
taken place in Balochistan; in reality, the Military establishment of
Pakistan always imposed some turncoats upon Baloch nation through the
so-called process of election. However, in the current wave of national
struggle, Baloch nation has completely rejected the parliamentarian
system of Pakistan. He explained, with the previous sordid experiences
this time Pakistan used its all available traditional and new illegal
means of death and destruction for making its electoral process
successful in Balochistan; that resulted in the shape of thousands of
people lost their lives, and thousands of houses were burnt down. There
is no legal, political and democratic credibility of an election that
were conducted under the shadow of army’s barbarities and state
terrorism. Like 2013 failed election, this time once again some
defectors would be declared successful candidates, and a puppet assembly
would be formed, that would be directed to assent upon the exploitation
of Baloch national wealth and genocide of Baloch nation.
Chairman
Khalil Baloch affirm that all election stations were showing a picture
of a deserted place, and in many areas army and its collaborators, the
members of death squads were forcibly dragging people out of their
houses and forced them to cast their votes at barrels of gun.
The
BNM chairman also critiqued parties those decided to be part of so
called electoral process of Pakistan, “today it is wide open to them
that Pakistan is a military run country where army not only uses the
might but also forces the people to vote for its cherished and sponsored
candidates and parties, and it is immersed in the enslavement of Baloch
nation.”
He said: “the media is fully controlled;
even in Balochistan media is a rare precious species. International
media has completely ignored Balochistan; whatever be the reasons,
Baloch nation has been paying a high price for this disinterestedness of
international media.”
He said, “there was no legal
ground of the election. Pakistan army has shifted people forcibly near
army camps, and today they were taken into polling stations and forced
to cast their votes. If Pakistan thinks this is a great achievement for
it that would be nothing but chasing the mirage.”
Like
the 2013 election it will bring forward its puppet candidates into
power, as it previously brought National Party into power and
accelerated the atrocities and genocide of Baloch nation. But baloch
national will never accept them as their genuine leaders and will treat
them as their enemies.
Chairman Khalil Baloch also
cleared that Baloch nation would remember the election as symbol of
atrocities. This was not a solo show of army; rather some
parliamentarian political parties for self centric gain were also
accomplice of army and intelligence agencies in these war crimes against
Baloch nation.
Chairman said, the previous
election holds the position of referendum for the Baloch nation, and
this election also exposed the true shape of Pakistan occupation of
Balochistan. He added, despite the use of force by army, people still
refrained from casting their votes, and in polling station the ratio
army personals were much higher than number of voters.
Chairman
Khalil Baloch stressed, United Nations, other international
organizations and civilized countries of the world must clear their
policies on Pakistani election in Balochistan, because if they remain
silent, Pakistan take horrendous revenge upon Baloch nation for
boycotting the election. “those political workers boycotted previous
election, they are still enduring tortures in Pakistan cells.” He
explained.
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