Tired, Are you saying that Panchayat killed as many people as Democracy did? Perhaps, you were too little to remember.But, ask your dad to compare between 30 years of Panchayat and 15 years of whatever it was on the folloing topics: Number of people killed in a day Number of govt offices burnt in a day Number of bombs exploded in in the city a day Number of people afraid to come out of their house due to the fear of getting killed Number of homes abandoned Number of young boys leaving home just to save their life Number of homes broken Number of villages emptied Number of people left their forefather's land because they were unsafe Tired, if you are thinking clearly, which I assume you are capable of, facts are right in front of your eyes.