New Delhi:Apparently everyday, there are scathing remarks by Bhartiya Janta Party(rechristened frequently as Hindu Janta Party) and the Indian National "CON"ngress, on AAP, be it there gandhi caps or they being neophytes and incapable of handling governance, of the national capital,affinity with the naxals or taking U turns on their promises/claims and anything under the Sun. Exercising their "Right to freedom of speech". Fair enough.
But, I've a question. What has the BJP done since AAP has come to the fore? First on the Delhi scene and now even at the national level. Why are they doing right now is just hitting out at AAP's gimmicks which, in my humble opinion, is just venting out frustration of their recent failure to make a government in Delhi (they got the maximum seats though @32). Next, why does Narendra Modi not take a stand on Muzzafarnagar riots or Section 377. Why has he suddenly turned mum like our outgoing PM. There's not even an ounce of doubt on NaMo's ability as a good leader but then he himself finds himself entangled in a labyrinth of questions and issues and cannot find an answer under pressure. Well, if you can't answer or have a stand, how can you be critical of a party which formed just over an year ago and is the ruling party in the capital of the country. Contemplate BJP. For the country's sake.
Congress, on the other hand, is hypocritical. They call AAP immature and "rajneeti mein bacche hain abhi", but try to imitate all their policies in some form or another.
Blatantly pointing finger at Arvind Kejriwal and posting nefarious remarks on social media about AAP and it's policies won't make you a champion. Isn't it? In my opinion, it will further add to the buzz that AAP has been able to generate. Senior BJP leader, Mr. Arun Jaitley says, "AAP has no agenda for the Lok Sabha polls". Okay, they do have one but even if I agree to this churlish statement, does BJP have an agenda; apart from crticizing AAP I mean. Are they feeling that merely by announcing Narendra Modi as their PM candidate they can sail across. How long will your boat sail if you do nothing? If you encourage extremism under the garb of secularism, how long would you sustain in a religiously diverse nation? Not very long I guess.
AAP reactions are reactive rather than proactive, even knee-jerk sometimes, but they are trying their bit to improve civic faculties in Delhi. Despite the intermittent scowling by BJP and the fear of support withdrawal by Congress, AAP is moving ahead, at snail pace maybe, but in the right direction.
Certain policies given by AAP (on water supply and power) currently might cater only to the poorest of the poor and not to the major chunk of the population, but as announced by Arvind Kejriwal, these are stop gap measures and not the final solutions to the issues. But, instead of understanding the intricacy of the issues, the BJP and Congress just protest, what is the cause behind this protest, they don't know. Will they be better than AAP, they don't know. Do they have a solution to the issues that AAP is addressing, NO.
AAP, in my opinion, can't win more than 50 seats in their debut at the LS polls(which would be a remarkable debut in itself), so the onus of forming the government, would eventually lie on the BJP or the Congress plus the allied parties which constitute the NDA and the UPA respectively. So, the nationwide impact of the political discourse that AAP brings along cannot be judged right now. It will take time. But, nevertheless I'm happy to see a wave of change, an alternative development of the Indian political front. I earnestly hope that this fire doesn't burn out.
As, the battle continues....
Udit
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