WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT...... WORTH READING IT....THINK & DECIDE.. The most glaring is of course the vote-bank politics which the AAP practises rather unabashedly. The unique selling proposition of the AAP was that it appeared to be a party that cut across caste, communal and even class divides and spoke about issues that concerned ordinary citizens. This attribute of AAP endeared it to many modern, progressive and forward looking Indians. But as the ambitions of the AAP soared, this attribute became one of the first casualties. The hobnobbing with dubious and fundamentalist Muslim clerics and the endorsement to khap panchayats are just but a couple of examples of the path taken by the AAP. Other than vote bank politics, the AAP also took recourse to celebrity candidates, or if you will, ‘khaas aadmi’. Overnight, a number of big names made a beeline for the party and not only were they enrolled but also were given tickets, ignoring the claims of the aam aadmi who had stood by the party. Many of these celebrities had absolutely no contribution to make to the growth of the AAP and also have no real support base at the grassroots level. Worse, most of these people live in a rarefied atmosphere and have no truck or touch with the aam aadmi.
Posted on: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 03:50:57 +0000
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