Modi..Modi
..Modi..Modi..
The
fanatic chorus of this word is hardly willing to die; at least temporarily. For
someone it is magic, for someone it is irritation but this word always creates
a furor always; God know why Modi has become larger than life entity! Come what
may, the man has been rightly awarded for the collective efforts of RSS cadre,
BJP workers and his own efforts and salute we must.
Sulking
are the Congress, BSP, SP, NCP, AGP, JDU and the line grows bigger. But I will
talk here just about the man Arvind kejriwal and his mission AAP! Why? Read
below.
Before
these elections, there were few people who believed that Mr. Kejriwal was the
best alternative option for both Congress and BJP. Angry against the massive
corruption of UPA; and BJP not in good book; they argued that should both the
parties turn rogue, Arvind kejriwal was a ray of hope for the people of this
country.
And
today when the elections are over and for last few months have been passed with
heated discussion on social sites where I vigorously defended why Narendra Modi
led NDA should come to the power; I am more than happy. Not just that the anointed
is going to be appointed as PM but for two other reasons as well:
1. The Congress has been shown the
mirror for what has it done to the country.
2. The dissemination of much hyped Aam
Aadmi Party which has somehow lost the actual plot it was initially created for
and in true sense; misguiding the people.
However
despite this, deep in my thoughts, I have a feeling like millions out there;
that AAP has always good intentions for country and they must be continued to
be live on for some more trial despite their crushing defeat in the Modi wave. The
scope of my intentions is here to
analyse why once a meteoric rised party is grounded so soon and can they bounce
back in near future?
Any
organisation largely depends upon who is leading it from the front. Who is the
face the organisation can cash on? Further, the numbers of these types of people
in it is equally important. It reflects the capability of the organisation to
face the tough challenges in coming times. Secondly, it is equally important
what the organisational structure of the party is. It shows how much the party
or the organisation has the regards for the hierarchical values to run
successfully the party. Thirdly, what are the policies of the party in respect
to national and international issues depending upon the party’s ambitions to be
a regional player or a party like BJP or Congress.
I remember the month of Dec 2013 when there was
an euphoria all around Mr. Arvind Kejriwal. The sound was so deafening that
even the AAP could not perhaps listen to
the people who, as well wishers; tried to warn Kejriwal and party to keep their
heads firmly over the shoulders and unheard rightly so, the same euphoria soon turned
into nightmare when the expectations of people Delhi rocketed so sky-high that
once Kejriwal was forced to abandon the ‘Janta Darbar’ midway to save his life.
What a piece of poor planning it was? The leaders of AAP were at the verge of
being mobbed as the media reported later in the evening. It was really a narrow
escape. Still hopeful the people were
from AAP, though in backdrop, there was a little buried sense that why Anna,
Ramdev, Kiranbedi, Gen VK Singh, Justice hegde and other people started to quit
the movement and later Aam Aadmi party one by one.
Post
elections in Delhi assembly, the way other leader of AAP created the ruckus on
roads day and night, and Kejriwal himself
as a CM, it was realised/appeared that Arvind Kejriwal is the kind of guy who will
tell me what is the problem but who is the one who would like to remain
confined to the problematic side of problems not with the solution. Watching a
chief minister on ‘dharna’ on the roads of Delhi was painful and it was a
symbolic gesture of his values he had for the constitutional bodies of India.
What was scored, Kejiwal and AAP know better but the writing has suddenly started
to be visible on the wall.
Later
it appeared, they did not learn from the mistake, I will use ‘he’ for ‘they’ because
the image of party reflected that party was Arvind Kejriwal and Arvind Kejriwal
was the party. Mostly, he appeared like
a college going student who goes for the annual college secretary election overzealously
with big dreams in eyes. But this is not how the result are achieved because
your tend to pedal your accelerator for quick rich scheme in achieving the
results and unfortunately, this type of politics ends nowhere and impresses
only few. AAP was behaving strange.
Qutting
the CM on the concern of his failure to provide an effective ‘Janlokpal’ for
the people of Delhi was something on which, he horribly went wrong. He tried
his best wit to portraying himself as a
political martyred from that window waving his resignation and going on the
record to say that ‘Aisee 100 CM kursiyan Kurbaan hain’. What an approach!! Had
he said with modesty that he does not find himself suitable for the honourable
chair of CM of Delhi for his failure in bringing ‘Janlokpal’; the message would
have been altogether different. It is not just in politics; it is in every wake
of life, that you should learn how to say what and when, at least in politics!
Anyway by that time, the aam aadmi of country had become smart if not the ‘Aam
Aadmi Party’, courtesy the mischiefs of Mr. Keriwal and party. The previous
day’s darling media suddenly appeared ‘Bikaaoo’for him and later paid the price!
As an
income tax department officer, his credentials were found below expectations.
Had there been good record of his service in IT department, the story might
have taken different turn. The collective message from the press statement of
income tax department, interviews of his colleagues, being paid for the period
he did not work, went viral and Arvind Kejriwal seemed scrounger to the core and
the one who will go haywire when under pressure.
The
biggest mistake of his life was that he took on Narendra Modi at personal
level. It was one sided bad blood vendetta by Kejiwal. He did not bother what
the mandate of even the people of Delhi was for him; when they would shout in
his well packed gatherings with slogans ‘Kejriwal for CM..Modi for PM’. It was
a crystal clear message for him back then that he should continue to build up
in Delhi because the country fully knew, he was neither matured for the post of
PM not well equipped to run a large country or organisation; leave aside to
take on BJP or Congress. He again went
wrong when he appeared in very hurry to prove that nothing was right in Gujarat.
It was hard to believe him that why, all of sudden for Mr. kejriwal, Gujarat
became so important. More than focusing on the problems in Gujarat, he focused
on the media to rely the news of Gujarat not doing well, round the clock.
Remember his political stint when he on a broad daylight, out of nowhere,
without any appointment, decided to meet the CM of Gujarat? God; where did his
public consensus concept go then, which he used to repeat in his every second
line in Delhi assembly elections? Then, in Bangalore where on the first
day, he found saying to ‘ask people of Varanasi for his candidature in Loksabha
elections from Varanasi’ and the very next day in same Bangalore he said that
he will contest elections from Varanasi and the consensus of people of Varanasi
was no more required.
His
approach for elections in Varanasi was pathetically negative. He was never
there for his win rather he was there to ensure that the man, whom the mandate
of people was for prime minister of this country, should loose. Wearing a cap
of something written in Urdu for muslim appeasement, was the same old political
gimmick other parties do. But this was never expected from the party which emphasised
on the comman man who mostly stays neutralized from religion in day to day life
and AAP was supposed to be above these cheap tricks. What a decision it was Mr.
kejriwal, just to make someone loose? Playing poor pranks that ‘he was just a
fakir’ was just not a good strategy considering that few days back you had
submitted your affidavit of properties worth in crores. People do have short
memories agreed, but not this shorter.
Honestly,
in nutshell of all these build ups during entire campaign, Kejriwal appeared an
individual confused and an immature person. He reflected an impulsive
character. Such people are not very much suitable for the post of even an
officer; PM or CM are from entirely a different league. Stability of mind is
the key for decision making and Mr. Kejriwal so far went wrong in most of the
decisions.
If I
talk about the number of visionary people of the party, AAP seemed loaded with
the individuals who might have excelled in any specific chosen field. Most of
them appeared ‘social workers’ and ‘managers’; rather than ‘politicians’ who
can take on the might of galaxies of leaders in BJP or veteran of Congress or
any other political establishment. They may have ideas but implementation is
altogether a different ball game; AAP leaders seemed untried and untested and
more than anything else; unconvincing. You are tested to the limits and these
gentlemen and ladies from AAP found giving impression of crumbling under
tactics and challenges in their utopian dreams of changing the future course of
India. The logic behind everything against AAP politically; was that they were
not here for ‘Politics’ but to change the politics but funny part was that they
were in this very politics as a naive.
The question for them will always be there: if
they were not here for politics than what AAP stood for? And if they were here
for politics which they definitely are in, when is their plan to learn
politics?
They fielded more than 400 candidates
India wide who were left for their fates because there was no such
organisational structure in the party and thus no support from party. Just for the
goodwill did you expect people to vote for you? AAP remained a bunch of few
individuals with a boss at head with no regards for organisational structure
and apathy for the women in power. At least that was the message people
received when women leaders left the party one after another and people
returning the ticket of party in a spree from various constituencies.
And with these achievements at hand, AAP
believe to change this country and system; how intriguing!
Lastly, AAP seemed a headless chicken
when it came on its national agenda. Each of the leaders of this party had his
own agenda. When you have national ambitions, you have to project your views
for each issue touching the core of the country. No foreign policy, no
agricultural policy and with nil experience AAP was going national. What was your
stand on infrastructure, jobs, poverty etc and what are your plans? It was
never discussed by any of AAP leaders in any public forum; to say the least, it
was never conveyed to us. Further to the nuisance of the party, your stand for
free Kashmir was well known to every Indian and you expected the same Indian to
vote for you for a separate Kashmir! What a hope sirjee!
The meteoric rise of AAP was a
phenomenon one of its own kind. One election was sufficient to put this party in
limelight but another election has brought it back to the knees. It will take years
for AAP to restore the faith of the common man. It was a missed opportunity and for some
extend I am also angry with them for igniting the false hopes. However, I don’t
see any immediate future of party because I don’t find any common point of
interest among its leader. They are
already shaken to the core and there shouldn’t be any surprise if the exodus
from the party initiates one more time. The party is new, and the morale is low.
With scare resources what they had, was the faith of people in them which they
have lost for good. It was a grand opening of AAP but it is equally a painful
end with dark long night ahead.
