Now to answer the question:
Millions are joining PTI, students, professionals, tange wala, rehri wala, etc, as well as former politicians.
There is absolutely no way a political party boycotts a certain class of people from entering in its ranks - in this case, the political class.
The enemies of PTI want that the party remains isolated and that big guns from their party don't leave for PTI. It is as simple as that.
The same SMQ who PMLN was dying to get, is now a problem to these hypocrites now that he has joined PTI and rejected PMLN.
Even they don't call SMQ corrupt - so what's the issue anyway?
On different levels, as I said, past politicians are joining the party which can include both people who genuinely want to be part of the change, just like the common man, and those who are opportunists.
Now it is the test of IK to run the party the way he has been runing it for years - i.e., sticking to principles and manifesto. Taking in past politicains is not per se going against the manifesto at all, but keeping the party on its ideological track is where lies IK's test.
So why jump to conclusions?
The only sticking point shoudl be financial corruption (and that only when it comes to party portfolios and party tickets), as boarding the judgement criteria will mean hardly anyone in Pakistan would qualify for politics. Finaicial corruption or any kind of criminal track record, should be the basis of disqualification from any important post, not past political affiliation.
However, the party is open to all, including the milkman who has been thus far adding water to his milk and doing corruption according to religion and laws, the policeman who has been taking bribery, etc. If they all want to start anew for a better Pakistan, they are part of the struggle.
When religion doesn't put filters, what is a political party? IK's reference to Prophet Muhammad is justified.
Posted 5 months ago on 02 Dec 2011 14:59
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