Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Recollections and remembrances

years. I know that my loyalists middle poor are not allowed in my KhuliKutchcries even I recognize my friends but in the kutcheries I do not see them.Those who have struggled with me, those because of whom I have reached thisoffice, I see their pale faces only in large public meetings. I am dying to see thosefaces again, to listen to them, to talk to them, to do something for them. What canI do, I have been left all alone. Those whom I had liked left me in theiradventurism. I too am a revolutionary but we can’t bring about a revolution byour wishes alone. I have experimented with bringing about a revolution throughthe ballot paper. This is a new experiment in Asian society. Many changes areoverdue in the Asian society. Many paths have to be traversed before we hit therevolutionary path. May be I fail in nay attempts. May be I am kilted in this pathbecause I do not have the team with me which is required for this kind of task. Ifhad just two hundred people, I could do what others cannot think about. I haveso many people who talk about revolution all the time but none who is arevolutionary in practice. You are like my son. Go ahead and do politics for me.The way ahead is difficult. You are a journalist. Bring out a good ideologicalmagazine. I will help you in every way”.I had been allotted fifteen minutes. Twenty eight had passed. Twice the ADCcame in and signaled that the time was up. When I got up Quaid Shaheed mostaffectionately asked me. “Any application”. “No Sir”. I replied. He insisted. “Youhave come to meet me. May be there is something I can do for you”. I thankedhim.” The love and understanding that I lime received is much more thananything I could have asked for”.Two months latter the sitting MNA from my area Choudhry Mohammad Aslamdied and the seat fell vacant. Shaheed sent me a message through Dr. MubashirHasan to apply for the ticket. However, I had pledged my support to RajaMubariz Khan and so I asked Dr. Mubashir to convey my thanks to the Chairman,and tell him that if the party ticket was given to Raja Mubariz Khan it will be afavour to me. The bigwigs of the area ridiculed me. How was it possible that RajaMubariz belonging to a lower middle class family could be given an MNA ticket.The Chairman gave the ticket to Raja and my position was vindicated.I went over to Larkana to meet him, when the dictator Zia released him fromMuree. Thousands were there to greet him. I also joined the crowd. He emergedfrom the house at 11. A. M. The crowd erupted in slogans. He addressed them,and then went inside the guest house where other party leaders were seated Imanaged to get in to pay my respects. He called me near him and instructed meto send him my application for the party ticket.I sent in my application for the provincial assembly seat from Tuba Tek Singh asinstructed. However when the list of ticket holders was published my name wasmissing. Mr. Bhutto sent Dr. Ashraf Abassi to look into the problems of ticketZulfikar Ali Bhutto, Recollections and Remembrances; Copyright © www.bhutto.org 129