Imran Khan before criticising Asma Jahangir should know that it is because of her long struggle for freedom of expression in this country that he has been able to stage a protest in the heart of our capital. It is also worth mentioning that while IK was partying around the world - it was Jahangir who was leading a massive women rights and pro-democracy movement against the brutal dictatorship of Zia-ul-Haq during which she was imprisoned multiple times. She denied having said anything with regards to women participating in the jalsas of PTI and she has actually welcomed it many times live on television. The criticism on the politics of Imran Khan needs to be seen objectively by his party. As for the allegation that she was in India for bhangras (which only shows the mentality of IK), it needs to be stated that she was appointed as a Special Rapporteur by the United Nations for India and during that period she met with Bal Thackrey (the picture used on social media to discredit her), but in the report (link: sacw.net/IMG/pdf/G0910462.pdf) she criticised RSS and Shiv Sena for inciting hatred against Muslims. It is time that we give respect to the people who have been maligned systematically by certain sections of the state because they have been against their policies. Asma Jahangir is the only women activist who fought against all the four military dictators and went to jail for the first time when she was only 19. Instead of vilifying people, it is time that IK comes out with some sort of policy and delivers in KP. Courtesy: Hassan Raza
Posted on: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 15:10:26 +0000