OUR mainstream political parties are like private limited companies which are owned by families. The party chief can fire any member of the party who he thinks is not following his orders. If one wants to thrive in a political party, he must prove his loyalty to his boss by becoming his mouthpiece. He must praise the party chief day and night, consider his happiness as his own and have the ability to do anything that pleases the boss without bothering about the moral values.

He must posses the quality to come closer to the party chief. He should not have any ego or self-respect to disagree on any matter with his party chief. He must become eyes and ears of his boss. He must project his boss as an outstanding leader and a statesman.

Owing to this culture educated people with some self-respect, integrity and conscience never joins these parties. The party chief will use taxpayers’ money ruthlessly for building his personal image when in power.  As long as political parties are depending on one person to be all in all, then there is hardly any possibility that in future democracy will be established in the country.

S.T. HUSSAIN Lahore