The Champion of Unprivileged-Arvind Kejriwal Arvind Kejriwal is true champion of the underdog,the unprivileged and the downtrodden.He dermined to overthrow a compromised ,corrupted and collusive system.He is a man who shed tears for the people who lived in slums and unauthorised colonies.He supported not only the causes of the underclass but also the middle class.He sat on dharna on 20/012014 aganist the misbehaviour of the Delhi police and their inaction for taking action against the guilty.For the inaction of the GOI on Delhi police,the chief minister and his cabinet colleagues staged dharana on the streets and spent night sleeps on the street also during sharping winter season.The inaction of the GOI triggered this type of dharana by the chief minister and his cabinet on the streets.According the CM,the police took bribes and compromised the safety of women at Delhi. Arvind Kejriwal has played an important role in spreading the message of the role of corruption in India.Ramlila Maidan was one of the main launching pads of the movement against corruption. Kejriwal, under the leadership of the veteran anti-corruption crusader, Anna Hazare, rose to national prominence from this very place. The ground acted as a catalyst and transformed what was initially a rebellion against the system into one of the major political parties in Delhi.AAP took birth in November 2012 from New Delhi under the leadership of Arvind Kejriwal and vowed to root out corruption and change the existing system of governance in the country. In the last Assembly election in Delhi,AAP shattered the hope of congress and reduced the vote bank of BJP to form government.Two national parties like congress and BJP are afraid of AAP as it might shatter their day dream to form government at the centre.It played a proactive role in the country by inculating the spirit of patriotism and love for the country. AAP has inspired the youth to believe that every vote counts.Many young people say that the emergence of AAP in the mainstream politics have given them the incentive to vote.AAP is giving more importance on corruption free economy “A revolution has started in India and this will bring real change in the way we conduct politics in the country. The new polity will not tolerate corruption in the country. The suffering of the people at the hands of government officials and the system will go away with the rise of people like Arvind Kejriwal. He is the medium for change,” asserts Ayush, a software engineer who traveled from Gurgaon to attend the ceremony with five of his friends. The fledgling Aam Aadmi Party, born from the crucible of the anti-corruption movement that began in 2011, is generating a new kind of energy and hope in the country never witnessed before. For the first time, a civil society movement has transformed itself into a political organization and challenged established political parties. Similar attempts were made in the 1960s and 70s but did not succeed. This is a healthy sign for democracy. says Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay, a Delhi-based political analyst. It was this signature of democracy that was on full display on December 28 at the iconic Ramlila Ground in the heart of Delhi. Fittingly, this venue was one of the launching pads of the movement against corruption. Arvind Kejriwal formed the political party in November 2012 after breaking away from his mentor Anna Hazare. Nobody expected the AAP to capture the imagination of the people of Delhi so quickly and become a thorn in the side of the political ambitions of the established Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Indian National Congress. The party came second in the recently held elections and won 28 seats out of 70, thereby restricting the frontrunner BJP to 32 seats and reducing the incumbent Congress to third place with just eight seats. A lack of numbers forced the BJP to sit in opposition and outside support from the Congress catapulted the AAP to the seat of power in the city state. What does the rise of AAP signify for Indian politics? Will politics in India remain the same after the entry of an unconventional party like AAP? For both replacing the Congress as well as providing an alternative to the BJP, the AAP will need to articulate clearer political positions and take ideological stands. Its willingness and ability to do so will perhaps decide whether it will grow to become a national force For both replacing the Congress as well as providing an alternative to the BJP, the AAP will need to articulate clearer political positions and take ideological stands. Its willingness and ability to do so will perhaps decide whether it will grow to become a national force For the ruling Congress, the anti-corruption political organization attacks the base of its politics and threatens to hijack its inclusive and secular agenda. It fixes Congress and the BJP and threatens to affect regional parties. Modi would be affected directly. In the urban areas where Congress is in decline, the natural winner would have been the BJP. But the Hindu right will be affected by the rise of the AAP thereby making Modi’s task difficult. In India’s future, it will be the common man and the common man’s party who will be the real rulers. Kejriwal should keep in mind that,fast economic growth of the country is not sustainable without strong development of human capital and essential infrastructure.India lags behind many countries at a similar level of development ,and even,poor Bangaladesh.Fast growth with strong infrastructure will provide rising opportunities ,jobs and incomes.Moreever,first growth also produces revenues that can be used for essential social services and infrastructure that that create more equality of opportunity for all-especially the poor and the women.UPA II headed by Dr.Manmohan Singh has encouraged red tapism and senseless regulatory barriers that hit economic growth and benefit only the corrupt and powerful.Many sorts of regulations are needed,but India is full of regulations which are implemented perversely to the benefit of powerful ones in the ruling party.Subsidies should be given to the people that will encourage strong infrastructure with equality of opportunity.These are a few suggestions to AAP for strong and healthy India:With kind regards-Mayadhar Nayak,Retd.DGM,NABARD,BHUBANESWAR,E-mail:[email protected]
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