Thursday, April 3, 2014

WHY INDIA CANT AFFORD AAP TO LOSE

In 1999, while doing a part time job during college, one noon sitting in office I read an article on some political outfit started by some ex-IITians. They had named it Parivarthan (Change). In an era where Laloo Yadav beamed from television screens, I remember marveling at the thought of qualified professionals entering politics but smugly wondered at what few guys can do to an established, strong fortress of a system. What I didn’t remember reading was the name of the guy who started it – Arvind Kejriwal.
Today Arvind Kejriwal has stormed into this corrupt political bastion with the fearlessness of a suicide bomber. Sections of all the pillars of democracy (judiciary, politicians, administrative and the media) are working overtime to bring him down. The corrupted system unlike the large sections of the Indian populace clearly understands Kejriwal. For the CORRUPT system, Kejriwal is cancerous - hence they are using the radiation of scrutiny to burn AAP’s progress before it spreads through the country and kills them.
Otherwise, can anyone explain the media scrutiny of a party that the media itself claims will get only 4 seats? The relentless attacks by senior leaders from BJP, Congress, and Shiv Sena, etc. on a party who they claim will not win any seat outside Delhi. Why are all of them scared of Kejriwal? Why is the unintentional falling of 2 metal detectors in Churchgate station more important than the numerous instances of intentional vandalizing by political parties (burning, breaking property worth of Crores?) The fining of the rickshaw driver who ferried Kejriwal more hyped than BJP and Congress giving Lok Sabha tickets to Kings of Corruption – Yeddyurappa & Srimullu (BJP of Raping Mines fame) and Pawan Bansal (Congress of Coalgate fame).
Please fine AAP’s rickshaw driver or its leaders for breakage of any laws however small but also scrutinize the list of candidates from BJP and Congress which is more like wanted list of criminals. AAP on the other hand, is asking the public to source proof in case any of their candidates have any criminal background, and publishing the source of its funds – why is no one highlighting this? (According to Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR), 35 per cent of Modi’s BJP candidates face criminal charges; of them 17 percent are serious charges. And, 27 per cent of Rahul’s Congress candidates face criminal charges, with 10 per cent facing serious charges.) ). Meanwhile Kejriwal has ensured topics that were spoken in hush tones – are now mainstay in political discourse – from Robert Vadra to Adani, from Paid Media to Ambani. 
When the entire intelligence machinery was unable to find anything corruptible in Kejriwal, the political class latched on to a term he uttered in sarcasm – Anarchist. Anarchy is not when a CM sleeps on the pavement in 4 degrees on a cold Delhi night to fix accountability on the police force to check rapes happening there. Anarchy is when a strong CM with 56 inch chest can’t stop the public rape of women, flinging of toddlers on rocks, burning of pilgrims in a train or the relentless and well organized mass killing of over 1000 people in 2 weeks. Anarchy is when a death of a PM is used as an excuse to mass murder an entire community with no justice even after 30 years. Anarchy is when bombs explode in trains during rush hours – one station after another- and you are frantically wondering who you will lose at the end of it. Anarchy is when Kashmiri pundits find themselves homeless one fine morning. Anarchy is when you buy onions at 100 rupees and the prices of petrol have the guts to compete with Sachin’s milestones. Anarchy is when you go to a railway station or a five star restaurant and witness some gun toting men spraying bullets like kids spray coloured water during Holi.
This Anarchy exists because the ruling class in its failure to address core issues of governance has distracted the population with divisive and emotive issues. The BJP calls us Hindus and Muslims, The Congress – minorities and majority. Mayawati calls us backward and forward castes. Shiv Sena/MNS pit us as Marathi Vs North Indians while the left parties classify us as rich and poor. Here is a party which is making an attempt to call us INDIANS. If we don't respond to this call then we will risk the DNA of our nation. As Indians, before we get swayed by the emotive rhetoric, we need to understand that onions costs the same for Hindus and Muslims, your Maratha pride or Gujarati Gaurav can’t save you from a pothole on pathetic roads, a bridge doesn’t collapse after counting the number of backward castes travelling on it. The emotive issues are a perfect foil to cover the core issues – corruption and bad governance. Corruption breeds lacunas and bottlenecks in everything from defense to development. It also plagues seemingly unrelated issues - Nirbhaya’s ordeal could have been avoided if the corrupt collusion between Delhi transport authority and the bus owners didn’t allow busses to ply with curtains. 
Meanwhile critics found a new name for kejriwal,  "bhagoda" (desserter or one who runs away). A man who challenges the might of Ambani, Sonia, Modi and the Paid Media has not come to run away. In a country where people hang on to their positions even when they are half in their graves - here is a man who gave up power and decides to go back to the people for a majority mandate and be in a position to pass the anti-corruption law rather than warm the chair. In the meantime , the critics are still searching for another government that has done so much in 49 days. http://news.in.msn.com/national/what-the-aap-government-achieved-in-49-days . 
Electing AAP is not electing a new party – it’s an attempt at changing the system. A systemic change that will make sure that if a Rahul Gandhi is born 20 years from now, he won’t do the mistake of thinking his surname will get him anywhere OR a future Narendra Modi doesn’t need the plank of hate politics to stake claim to the PM’s chair. Modi or a Rahul or the political classes are not from Pakistan – they are our own – and we are here not to destroy them but to change their thinking. We are here to change our mindsets, fight our habits.
Rahul says Congress is the answer, BJP says Modi is the answer but Arvind is saying WE (you and me) are the answer. BJP and Congress will always remain with its reserves running into crores – but AAP may not survive if we don’t support it today. Are you comfortable with a babysitter who has a criminal background to take care of your children? Will you hire criminals as domestic helps for your parents? Then how can you trust convicted criminals, rapists and murders to protect your family or wealth, to lead you and society? Dr. Ambedkar, the architect of our constitution once remarked, “Rights are protected not by law but by the social and moral conscience of society”.
This is India’s chance in history – to set things right – so that our children will breathe in an air of hope, of equal opportunities, the men who protect us – will get their due, our women feel safer on the streets, our young can prosper here and we can soar together unchained beyond the horizons – and set an example that we a collection of 30 states – as diverse as 30 countries – can be united in our resolve for a better tomorrow like a smile that would erupt from Kashmir to Kanyakumari when Sachin would raise his hands to the heavens.
(Author is an Entrepreneur and AAP volunteer. email : jimmyforaap@gmail.com)



28 comments:

Anonymous said...

My vote is for AAP! Wake up India from deep sleep. Your vote counts.

Anonymous said...

My vote is for AAP

Nandan GSE said...

Well written jimmy

amrit said...

Extremely inspiring article, in a very simple language....the msg is ACROSS.....!

Unknown said...

Truly praying that AAP is here to stay and do away with corrupt politicians and fight for the good of people, as ONE Nation... Not like our traditional parties fighting for votes on baseless grounds, and then forgetting their promises when they come to power (Until the next elections)...!!!

Sharing now... :)

Anonymous said...

This is the time to awake and make the change you wanted. Jago India Jago

Anonymous said...

good article.. hope you are fine with me sharing.

Unknown said...

Sure ya, please do - this Party doesn't have the funds to advertise on prime time. The entire campaigm is done by faceless volunteers working day and night to get the message across

Unknown said...

Thanx jeason :)... Hope it does

Unknown said...

Thnx amrit :)

Divya N Kumar said...

Nice article Jimmy boy! i will vote for AAP in Delhi! best of luck to you!

Divya N Kumar said...

Nice article Jimmy boy! i will vote for AAP in Delhi! best of luck to you!

Divya N Kumar said...

Nice article Jimmy boy! i will vote for AAP in Delhi! best of luck to you!

Unknown said...

Interesting perspective.

JimmyBoy Wonders said...

Thanx raghu

Unknown said...

Thnx raghu :)

Unknown said...

Thanx divya :)

Unknown said...

Thnx buddy

Unknown said...

Very impressive indeed. AAP has induced fear in big boys.

Unknown said...

Very impressive indeed. AAP has induced fear in big boys.

Anonymous said...

When you get a chance prove it. DON'T run away under false excuses. Stay and fight. "BHAGODA" is a well deserved name. Btw which jail is Sheela Dixit is in against whom a political campaign was done. Oh I forget she is the Governor of Kerala.
Prove yourself first then talk of becoming the PM.

With AAP till Jan. Now with NaMo

Anonymous said...

Nice article.
But I wanna ask one thing why is he causing more trouble to the common man by using local trains which are already so damm crowded ? Y can't Mr.Kejriwal just travel by car or taxi without any party members with him? I know his motives are good but he has to be practical and understand that common people will not take it if he does such things which cause a problem to common man only.
Hats off to Mr.Kejriwal for what he did in Delhi . He has proved that are system is sleeping and he has changed that in 45 days in Delhi.
I hope AAP makes huge progress in the coming elections. But only Mr. Kejriwal should be more considerate about common people's problems and not cause more problems to them.
- A wellwisher

Anonymous said...

few findings on AAP so called achievements,

* About Slashing electricity bills by 50 percent -- Aam Adami Party’s Subsidy Model is Bad For Economy?
Go check out the ground reality in Delhi today, the electricity bills of people who benefited by this subsidy, now have to pay hefty amount...causing more unstability..


* AAP's free water scheme a washout... pls. read
http://www.dailypioneer.com/city/aaps-free-water-scheme-a-washout.html

According to English daily Asian Age, only 1.7 million of the roughly 2.5 million households have water connections, the rest are not going to benefit from the scheme. More than 35 percent connections in Delhi don’t have a functional meter and less than 40 percent of water piped to households was billed during the last three years.

About Beacons on Official Cars....
* It was the Supreme Court's order which had put a ban on using red beacons on the official cars - NOT AAPs

* As for filing cases against Ambanis / Dixit and othrs, where things are standing out as of now, noone knows...in his FIR AK did not mentioned Ambani's...

would also request you to look from the Bigger picture in terms of Indian Economy, pls. read...
https://finvasia.com/special-reports/4230-why-aam-adami-party-s-subsidy-model-is-bad-for-economy

Unknown said...

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Unknown said...

Agar ZHADU kichad saf karegi to KAMAL kaise khilega..????????

SCM For You said...

AAP needs better leaders and party men to succeed. AAP is in hurry to form a govt. at centre. AAP must have consolidated itself in Delhi. AK must have fired Bharti...
AK's comment on Delhi Police was ridiculous...one cannot change the system by Dharnas alone. You need a deeper understanding on local,national and international issues. You cannot make a big party in less than a year. Although intentions of AAP are good but it must be supported by sensible and loyal people.AAP must let this election go.... consolidate its position in one state and then grow slowly...

Ajay said...

Very well written and something we all feel and want. However it is not something which can happen overnight just by electing AAP. It is a slow process and one which AAP cannot solve. What India needs is practical people who can deliver by doing rather than just talking. AAP is a party made up of people who are too rigid in their ideology and thinking to ever be practical and deliver on a massive scale. If given the job so soon it will collapse under its own ideological burden.

There is no jhadoo in this world which can magically remove corruption. If AAP is elected then all they will do for five years is to keep sweeping trying to remove corruption without focusing on any other aspect at all.

For eg: defence arms deals till date are steeped in corruption. Will they ever do any arms purchase deal unless they are sure there is no corruption involved at any level? The answer is no and the result is our defence will suffer.

Infrastructure contracts are full of corruption. No infra project will proceed unless corruption is completely removed, no building projects will be approved, no industrialisation projects will move off the ground. In short till corruption is completely removed by AAP they will not allow anything to happen on the ground, the economy will take a massive hit, even recession is possible, employment generation will suffer, tax inflows will fall, AAP will have less money coming in and their welfare projects will ensure that more money will need to go out increasing the deficit creating a fall in currency, rise in interest rates. In short misery all around for everyone from rich to poor.

Anonymous said...

The Anti-national Agenda Party or its supporters cannot answer these questions. What a pity!!
1.Why the party consists of anti national elements who openly support separatists?
2.Why the party excluded parts of India in the map of India in its web site?
3.Why the sacred National Emblem on the Sacred National Flag was misused by the party on it's letter head?
4.By dumping Delhi Govt elected by the people in less than 50 days the party has caused loss to the national exchequer. Is the party willing to make good the loss?
5.Why the party is trying to bribe the people in the form of freebies and tariff cuts? Is this not active support for corruption? Can the corruption can be fought by indirectly bribing the people?
6.Why the party is desperately trying to ensure that no party gets clear majority in the elections? Who is supporting the party in it's plan for destabilizing the country through a fractured mandate and thereby halting development of the country?