WHY I NO LONGER SUPPORT BJP I stopped listening to media interpretations and media reports as they always tend to give one sided story for any individual or party. I only listened directly to speeches and talks of top leadership in AAP and BJP thanks to YouTube. This avoided any distortion and wrong interpretations from media. And then I saw my doubts melting away: * AK is a graduate of IIT Kharagpur, went into Civil Services and became Commissioner of Income Tax. He was awarded the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay for his social contribution and to bring in RTI to campaign against corruption. He donated his award money (25 lakhs) as a seed fund to start NGO. If money were his motivation, he had ample opportunities in the past to earn it legitimately or via illegitimate channels. *AK does not have political experience and wants to become PM – So do you mean to say that so called ‘experienced politicians’ whom we have elected thus far delivered better results? *AK is an anarchist/ activist – Nothing wrong in that. We are so used to our spineless politicians that when we see someone like AK opposing paid media, corrupt police, industrialists that we instead of supporting him make him the villain. *Couldn’t handle Delhi – Know the facts before making such statements. He promised to pass Jan Lokpal bill to ensure corrupt people are put behind bars. Congress who promised unconditional support, however like always broke its promise. Instead of compromising on the bill AAP kept its integrity and stepped down. *AK is power hungry – yeah right that’s why he stepped down I can hear some say, he stepped down so that he can focus on Lok Sabha – hmm.., try giving this logic to NaMo. *Took support from Congress – We need to learn the difference between ‘taken’ and ‘given’, it’s not the same thing! *AK will only appease minorities – not sure where we get this from?? *AK does not have fully fleshed out own economic or foreign policy – No news here. AAP is hardly a matured party, they are taking time to develop these with people’s input and consensus. Till the time the integrity is intact and intentions are appropriate I am ok with whatever comes out of this process. We made progress in the last 60 years in spite of Congress rule. Even if we do not change the policies and just ensure they are implemented effectively by taking out the corruption and favouritism we will do far better. *Corruption is the only agenda point – Yes and No. Because it is the one point that if solved then all other points will fall in place even with status quo or new policies. *AK might be good but he won’t come to power and provide stable govt like BJP/Congress so why waste a vote – Do we really need a stable corrupt government like how we have had in the past (which will do anything to remain in power)? or should we take “some risk” in opting for a party that will clean the system and set a precedence for higher standardsaamaadmiparty.org/how-are-we-different ? Further who is to say that AK won’t come to power? Delhi proved that common people have power and that miracles do happen. *AK is agent of Congress/ Pakistan/ West – Don’t we just love these conspiracy theories!! I find it amusing when even educated people buy into this horseshit! *AK is an idiot – Wow really?? *He is a joker! – Now we are talking! Maybe joker is what we need to win this hand!! The more I reflect on the current political scenario, the more I realize that AAP deserves my support. AAP is not a high command driven party - whether from 10 Janpath or Nagpur. Rather, it is an assimilation of people from different thoughts/ viewpoints/ ideologies hence there will be some real effort required of them to deliver. I also believe that no matter how stringent the criteria there will always be few bad apples. The important thing is whether AAP tries to hide behind legalities, or does it take solid steps to stem the rot? AAP comes out with flying colours on that test Msg courtesy Rajat Rathi
Posted on: Tue, 08 Apr 2014 11:21:28 +0000
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