Unlike the Indian elections, the victory of President Ali Bhutto and -nis reogies was foregone conc usion many candielected unopposed a their rivals had been jailed. PPI UnTOUCl streets or ine malor cines inreat ening opposition supporters In Hyderabad they killed at least oppositionists and Pakistar Nationar Amance, ine activities o tne indian congress Party yout led by Sanjay Gandhi, are not too dissimilar A press blackout was imposed on ine ac vines of me oopositor parties. -NOT itself presented a very inspiring generals mey were no more doie to provide solutions tor ine rakistani masse: than the Government.
Despite its abandonment of the demagogic prog the 1970 elections seemed a marginally better pros ODDOSITIOn nationalisation of the banks and a rationalisation of the interests of the chronically weak native Paki stani capitalism. Nevertheless it was enough to ensure victory bizarre that the should have was centrec in the runao. cener ally reckoned to be the key to the whole election. Probably the rig basis by I candidates or overzedious omiciais even Snuto co not anticipatE the size or his victory. with ine results included it reaches embarrassing proportions every move of Gandhi while rais ina plaintive obiections to certain minor intrincements or Dourecor democracy and equivoca ment of i Ram's criticisms of Gandhi major party, Maois CP| (Marxist nas lone thrown in its hand with the rightist . Indeed its position or constitution titue right spects to barty Tanne tore ect me acenc ot brooenv rents emsocies in une present constitution The results of the election are not clear. unrest towards Gandhi's policie nas opened up me possiony the detea • or bonoress ant deepening of the prolonged political crisis One thing is clear. Even if legal Which 1s even bour geois democracy . The battalions of troops political prisons will ensure that that remains the case