Predicting government's downfall!

Jalil's comment emits an ominous signal and it's divorced from the constitutional polity that laid out modalities to change government. While few would differ that the government had exposed its weaknesses in terms of governance, none however expects anything 'unconstitutional' to interject into the equation of how a regime should draw to its epilogue. As well, the comment marked a departure from the party's previous stance that apparently sought to take a constitutional route (mid term election) to regain power.

Our concern lies in the fact that comments like this make the civil society wary about the future of our democracy that already finds itself beset with other aberrations. As it is, democracy now treads on a wobbly ground due to the Opposition's boycott of the parliament and the Treasury's inability to ensure quorum for its smooth functioning. On top of this come the rhetoric and the acrimony from both the camps.

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Put such confrontational inputs into a perspective to surmise what might follow. The government can jolly well be faulted for not performing up to the expectations, but the behaviour of the Opposition is anything but inspiring. The government assumed power with people's mandate and the people are the best judge of its fate. Moreover, experience leads us to believe that every elected government since the early 1990s ran its course, ultimately vindicating its raison d' etre. Should it be different this time?