Dear Readers, Maulana Fazlur Rahman's much hyped 'Azadi March' took off from Karachi on October 28, entered Islamabad on Oct 31 and fizzled out on Oct 13, a damp squid if ever there was one. The Maulana promptly announced Plan 'B'. Whatever many people might have been led to believe when the 'Azadi March' drama was being played out, there is very little support for the Maulana and his party either in Sindh or Punjab. When he resorted to using the religious card he faced an immediate public snub, forcing him to focus on political issues that too were not clearly defined. His ultimatum to Prime Minister Imran Khan to resign within two day was as atrocious as it was laughable, did he seriously believe that the PM would resign? More than the PM's resignation, the 'Azadi March' was meant to keep the good Maulana relevant politically. Never having ever launched a movement of this kind on his own in decades, Maulana Fazl is aware that his clout and influence does not extend beyond his own party. So he failed in stoking public anger and resentment that would have brought out the masses to join the protest. He was not electorally successful during the last two decades, the 2018 election was a disaster for the JUI(F) and for Fazlur Rahman personally, he was ousted by rookie candidates of PTI on two seats in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. With Plan 'B" now underway i.e. blocking major roads nationwide, indications point to it meeting the same fate as Plan 'A. For the benefit of readers I am reproducing my article titled "PLAN "A" GOES FOR A SIX".
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