"Themselves
they are still infants as regards governing or statesman. And their so called
leaders are the worst of the lot"
Cricketer
and tea planter by profession, this anonymous British man knew India too well.
India has come a long way since its days of incongruity and divisions, yet it
continues to a country deep rooted in historical blunders. As leaders turned
into politicians, three major problems of governance fell into a single
category, politics.
"Choose
your love, love your choice." As a country which doesn't have too many
national parties to fall in love with, the arrival of Aam Aadmi party was a
breath of fresh air. While they couldn't sustain for long, Arvind Kejrival's
stint as a Chief Minister for 49 days of winter did manage to persue politicians
to reflect upon their party expenditure. Kejriwal might have failed to do a
Nayak but his broom lived up to his image by unraveling left over
drugs in a rally in Haryana which was supposedly held by its Chief Minister,
Bhupendra Singh Hooda. From giving ticket to Jarnail Singh, the man who hurled a shoe at
Chidambaram to taking out jhadu yaatra,
AAP is doing it all.
With AAP’s
decision to go national, the thrust of reaching beyond the urban population
increases. While the party seems quite enthusiastic about the elections likely
to begin from April second week, the silence of its leader Arvind Kejriwal has a lot to say. His refusal to speak on the appeal of his members
to contest from Varanasi as there is a buzz that the BJP PM candidate will be fielded from the constituency arises a sense of curiosity among people awaiting to hear from their leader who believes in transparency.
Anna Hazare’s
decision of backing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee came as a
surprise to people who had once supported Anna’s Jan Lokpal Movement. Taking
into account Anna’s earlier statements on politics and politicians, chances of
many of his supporters drifting to Arvind Kejriwal are huge. As they say “It
is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend,” Anna’s saga of ‘logo
ka saath’ is almost over. At a time when everything was going according to an animated by destiny plan, General VK Singh’s decision to join BJP added a twist to the
tale. Whether this move of the former supporter of Anna joining a party as corrupt as Congress would turn out to be blessing for AAP remains a question
only time could answer.
Unlike other parties who believe in LRC (Language,
Religion and Caste) as the only trump card for winning elections, AAP’s objective is the 'mudda of Aam Aadmi'. By giving ticket to Dr Raja Muzaffar, the most
prominent RTI activist and journalist in Jammu and Kashmir, AAP has reconciled for
the apolitical statement given by Manish Sisodia on Kashmir.
While AAP might not be as controversial as Congress
or BJP, they sure a subject of interest among the youth. With opinion
polls predicting BJP to lead the 2014 elections, chances of AAP coming
anywhere close to victory is marginal. Kejriwal might not be the ultimate Nayak but his
will to sustain and take his party ahead makes him a real Baazigar and why not,
“haar ke jeetne wale ko hi toh baazigar kehte hai.”
