Arvind Kejriwal has set to become the youngest chief minister of New Delhi. An anti – corruption activist, Arvind has formed Aam Admi Party (AAP) just an year back and surprised with thumping wins in the Delhi Assembly elections held in December 2013.
Arvind Kejriwal was an IRS officer and Raman Magassay Award winner for his campaign for Right to Information. He, along with Anna Hazare have fought for Lok Pal and succeeded in getting the Bill passed in Parliament.
But his decision to take outside support from the Congress party to form the government will certainly draw huge criticism from BJP. His fought against corruption was centered around the Congress from whom he is taking support to become CM of Delhi.
The critics waste no time to come heavy on him for his greed for power. The Congress is very much experienced in diluting any new movements and ideologies that could be risky to her. Let us see how far Arvind Kejriwal would keep his promises while being in power.
An anticorrupt party requires corruptive party support to form govt. What a pity?
Prophets of Doom ?
Since yesterday morning when Arvind Kejriwal announced that AAP will form a government in Delhi , prophets of doom have sprung into action everywhere – mostly on TV
They are saying :
> AAP government cannot deliver on its impractical poll promises
> AAP has sacrificed its principle of taking no support
> AAP has betrayed the people of Delhi
> AAP is lusting for power – like all other parties
> AAP has no experience in running a government
> People will soon get disillusioned with AAP……………etc
Then there are some who are not happy being mere dooms-dayer !
They want to pro-actively bring about the downfall of AAP by laying a carefully concealed trap for AAP to walk into !
Take Dr Harshvardhan of BJP
He challenges AAP government to arrest / prosecute within next 30 days , those persons who were held guilty by the Shunglu Commission , in respect of CWG scam
Being a polite gentleman , he does not name names ( Sheila Dikshit ? )
He says , exposing and punishing the corrupt is an important poll promise of AAP
You would think Sheila Dikshit would get offended with Dr Harshvardhan
Oh , but No !
Quite the contrary
She too wants Arvind to walk into this trap !
That would give her just the desired excuse to withdraw that ” Outside Support ” of Congress to bring down the AAP government
I hope Arvind is smart enough to see through these macabre machinations of mediocre minions , who want to lead AAP , up a garden path !
DEAR ARVIND ,
Exposing the corrupt is ” IMPORTANT – but not URGENT ”
It is NOT your priority No 1
Delivering pro-poor reforms is both ” IMPORTANT and URGENT ”
Stay your course and watch out for the traps
REMAINING HONEST IN THE DAYS TO COME IS FAR MORE IMPORTANT THAN EXPOSING THE CORRUPTION OF THE PAST
* hemen parekh ( 24 Dec 2013 / Mumbai )