Belonging to an organisation carries rights and responsibilities. It brings benefits but imposes duties. A person would normally form a desire to join an organisation for a variety of reasons in the expectation that certain rights or benefits will accrue. The person will no doubt then examine the rules of the organisation to determine whether he/she is prepared to be bound by them. If so, the person may decide to join. I chose to be a part of the PPP and to abide by its rule against public criticism.
Very often members of organisations develop differences with other members or with the executive body. When these differences are on a fundamental principle, then the member is expected to resign. However, once members have a common purpose and are dedicated to the achievement of that purpose, differences are usually resolved. This sometimes happen when the members whose views are not supported accept the decision and continue to work for the common purpose. All leaders of the PPP, like other organisations, do not always agree with all of its decisions. After debate, the minority invariably chooses to accept the majority view and work together for their implementation.
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