National liberation struggle fail because of lack of modern
organisation and poor leaderships. The traditional tribal organisation keep
struggle poor and prevent the movement for national liberation from embarking on
truly unified front for national liberation.
This is true today in Baluchistan. Baluchistan was a British
colony until 1947. The British ruled over Baluchistan through the khanate and tribal
chiefs, the politic and economic institutions were designed by the coloniser to
empower the tribal chiefs at the expense of the vast majority of people in
society. Nothing has changed; Pakistan has continued the British extractive policies
in Baluchistan.
The reason why struggle for the national liberation is not
succeeding is always related to vicious circle and consequence of tribal
institution or tribal mind-set among ruling elite. The Baluchistan ruling
elites covers tribal chiefs legitimised by coloniser grouped around Punjabi
ruling elite. Some of these tribal
chiefs reinvented themselves as nationalist, but sharing power and inclusive
policies of pro-Punjabi elites.
The tribal chiefs in Baluchistan have always been able to
hijack the struggle for national liberation and isolate genuine alternative leadership
and expose the worker to the elements and bring entire struggle to the quarrel.
The lack of a strong modern organisation led to a fragmented
struggle. And sometimes genuine workers
harm one another beyond repair. The infighting some people are introducing will
lead to collapse of national struggle for an independence Baluchistan.
Pakistan has created economic and politic institutions,
these institutions are transferring power toward elites, the Baluch ruling
elites are included in these Pakistanis inclusive institutions. The elections
in Baluchistan do not promote diversity but legitimise the elites rule and monopoly
of violence against the Baluch people.
The solution to the fragmented struggle of the Baluch today
is to transform their struggle toward inclusive one. The vicious circle means it
is difficult. The tribal law is not inevitable; it is possible to breakdown vicious
circle. Creation of broad coalitions against the colonisers can break vicious
circles in Baluchistan.
M. Sarjov is a political activist based in London and
strives for an independent Baluchistan,
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