If they became first to show details of all the funds received on
their websites, they also became first to stop its followers for further
donations. They were first to form different manifestos for all the
constituencies in consultation with the people. Their campaigning on roads of
delhi, on social media, or asking people from all India to call the people of
delhi to vote for AAP was all a work of brilliant team work. While they were
busy twenty four hours building their credibility in the heart of common man,
politicians around were busy criticizing them wholeheartedly in their
traditional Illogical way and ever debating TV journalists along with political
analysts were trying their best not to give ears to that noise of change and
showing it in true colors. Where AAP spokesperson kept replying every illogical
statement of other parties’ spokespersons, their volunteers from across the
country and abroad kept coming forward in their support.
On the day of final verdict, people of delhi gave a historic judgment
and AAP emerged as second largest party winning 28 seats with BJP the largest
one winning 32 seats leaving the ruling congress in single digit number of 8
seats. But what followed that historic and miraculous result left a sour taste
what could have been the sweetest sight for democracy. First almost all applaud
AAP’s efforts which resulted in a magic win and few who were doubtful of their successfully
fighting of elections started their second round of doubts on their skills of
running government now and after that started the actual politics.
But what was disheartening to see for those who were expecting a
new start in Indian politics, was perhaps AAP’s slow fall into a trap made of
their own ideological words and a start of showing traits of whom they were fighting
against. Arrogant has started showing up. Logics behind arguments have started
fading away. Criticism has changed its target from ideology to party. Too much
idealism seems to diverting solutions away.
BJP refused to form a Govt as they were short of numbers and there wasn’t
any feasibility to get support from either of Congress or AAP. But this time
AAP gave an illogical statement asking BJP if they won’t form a Govt at center
if they will be short of 272. There will be obvious options to get support from
so many regional parties at center and who will engage in horsetrading or buy
MLA’s as per AAP’s statement, when everyone is watching them in Delhi.
Then an unconditional support (A support to complete numbers and
letting government execute their agendas) came for AAP from congress and again
a statement from AAP that they will stick to their prepoll stand about all
others being thieves and neither they will accept any support nor will lend
theirs. On one side AAP had said they were ready to dissolve their party and will
not fight elections if Congress pass their five major agendas including Jan
Lokpal bill, right to reject and right to recall on other side if congress is
giving full support they are refusing to form the government. Even if congress in
future doesn’t support them in passing the said bills, AAP can easily dissolve
assembly and in that case at the time of re-election who knows eight congress may
go to AAP making them a party with full majority.
Then came support from BJP as well who will be sitting in
opposition in case AAP form a government with congress, which is a bonus if we
see an opposition giving a constructive support to a party which is going to
govern.
But AAP came this time with eighteen conditions which includes
bills they want to pass and other actions they want to take for the betterment
of Delhi. If the party who is giving unconditional support or the one with constructive
support oppose for the bills in the assembly, they can dissolve the assembly and do a better
campaign for majority in elections. For other agendas in the list of
conditions, they do not need any support from the assembly, infact these are
decision to be taken by CM or his cabinet.
Perhaps its long campaign of AAP projecting both BJP and Congress
corrupt as a whole which is halting their further thought process. Originally they
were against bad practices in the politics by both the major parties but now
they are against parties itself even if they are bending themselves for the
larger interest of the state. Even if it is not the real interest, it is
avoiding elections for the time being and will show their true colors if they
will not allow AAP to function or pass the bills in assembly. But neither congress
look fool enough that after losing in four states they will cause any kind of
hindrance in the process of good governance by AAP nor BJP look unaware of news
hungry media or open eyed public that they will risk their national interest by
causing any troubles to AAP. If it delhi comes to elections again because of
non co-operation from either of congress or BJP, AAP will be an obvious gainer.
In the recent developments in the case of Jan Lokpal Bill where
Anna Hazare is satisfied with Lokpall bill proposed by select committee but
considered weak by AAP and as per AAP’s statement, once a teacher and mentor
Anna Hazare seems to be misguided by opposition. Its strange to think a mentor
who didn’t get convinced by his team members to be with them for their election
efforts can be misguided by political parties he was fighting against.
BJP in its statement has highlighted a couple of clauses amended by
congress in select committee’s recommendations and same AAP is crying about.
But instead of coming along and getting that portion strong, they are refusing
whole bill terming it as Jokepal.
Calling anything against ownself a conspiracy, terming all others
bad and ownself clean, not coming along with oppositions even for the national
interest are few traits of traditional Indian politics these days and AAP seems
to follow the same footsteps now as they want re-elections in delhi and force
common man to shift sides this time. But in the whole process, it is hope of
Aam Aadmi that’s getting deluted once again. That common man still don’t know
when the sun will rise.
SimplyArsh
