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proposals. If this so-called Model Plan had been mine, I would not have chosenthe Warah-Dokri constituency as a basis, but the Larkana-Ratodero constituencyor the Mirokhan-Shahdadkot constituency from where my family members and Icontest the elections. I know these two constituencies like the back of my hand,especially the Larkana-Ratodero constituency. I would not have chosen the oneconstituency with which I was the least familiar among the three constituenciesof district Larkana.Secondly, if this had been my Model Plan, it would have beenimplemented somewhere or other. It was not implemented anywhere. It wasfiled among the election papers for no further action. It is absurd to say that itbecame the basis for elections in the whole of Pakistan. If that were the position,why are the fictitious tales of my Military Secretary flying to Abbotabad tointerfere and many other solo exercises mentioned? I repeat, I never saw thisplan, nor called for it, and never relied upon it. I had forgotten all about it.When I heard of the “Larkana Plan” for the first time in a televisionnewscast, while undergoing the trial at Kot Lakhpat jail, my initial reaction wasthat, as usual the regime was being childish, trying to find a counterpart of theLondon Plan in the form of a political stick. It made sense in the context of thethen recent release of the president of NAP. He was barnstorming in the Punjabin those days, abusing and attacking me with gusto. He was getting Hollywoodpublicity. I was rather amused by the parallel between the London Plan and theLarkana Plan. When I saw the White Paper, on reading the contents, the eventsreturned to my mind.The sentimentalist that I am, I put my signature on a piece of paper toatone for the insult I caused to a close friend. At the time, I could hardly haveimagined that a well-meaning gesture would lead to this gimmick. Who couldimagine then that a special breed of bloodhounds would be let loose to scent theblood? For the sake of argument, even if I did accept the so-called Larkana Planto be mine and commended it for consideration and scrutiny, does it mean that Icommitted rigging or that any of its “illegal or improper” features became theofficial policy for my government to act upon?Having dealt with “plans” model and manipulated I come to“assessment” exercises. No more than common sense is required to understandthat systematic and periodical reviews and assessments would not have beencarried out if the object were to defraud the electorate. There are crosscurrents,which contradict each other. As Sherlock Holmes would say, “elementary mydear Watson.” What can I do if this Watson’s pernicious prejudice does notpermit him to see the obvious?The White Paper mentions that Rafi Raza held two meetings on electionIf I am Assassinated; Copyright © www.bhutto.org 92