By: Ravi Sinha
Let me
admit. I am a hater of Arvind Kejriwal right from the day he started his
holier-than-thou publicity stunt. I have been absolutely clear that he does not
deserve a prominent political role in a democratically immature India, forget
about being a policy maker. I want and wish his Abusing & Accusing Party (AAP)
to be defeated and decimated. Emerging from a motley crowd of disgruntled power
seekers to organising a cadre of over ambitious group who are conscious of their
existing reality to not get inroads into any mainstream political system,
Kejriwal has only played with the emotions of the poor Indians.
I am not
saying that other political parties have not been guilty of wrong doings that
Kejriwal is repeating. Yes, all the established political parties have made
mistakes; more the number of years in power, more the list of mistakes. But a
man who called everyone a thief & corrupt and took higher pedestal of
morality in the public life has to offer something new and different than those
whom he abuses and accuses. Kejriwal lacks the grace of constructive politics
and the maturity of a civilised democracy.
The only
weapon of Kejriwal has thus far been finding fault in others without either
himself being different or offering a better and viable solution. Two wrongs
never make a right Mr. Kejriwal. You may have come in the political scenario
through your unconventional ways & means but then you have fallen into the very
same power-hungry politics that you claimed to change. So far, you have not
brought any change but have definitely vitiated the investment climate of the
country. Are you not aware Mr self-styled honest man that no foreign investor
wants to invest in a country where civilised democracy is relegated into
mobocracy and kangaroo court of justice?
While I write this opinion, I am conscious of the fact that a
section of media with left so-called intellectuals are trying to portray you as
a hero and next Chief Minister of Delhi, yet I am writing for the voters of
Delhi. I am also conscious of the fact that your trademark ‘Dharna’ politics is
completely obsolete now and hence you are trying your level best to reinvent
yourself to remain relevant in the Indian politics. I still feel that the Delhi
voters are mature enough to show you the middle finger.
I have not one or two but many reasons to hate you and wish you
are defeated and decimated:
1. You don’t
have a long-term sustainable agenda other than populist gimmicks that you
played in your 49 days of misrule and mismanagement. The element of novelty is
most welcome in the Indian politics but definitely not the element of
unpredictability. Since you don’t have an ideology (corruption-free society is
a wishful ideal and not ideology) you have shifted gears many times on many
issues in such a short span of time. Emerging out of RSS backed Anna movement
you now project yourself as secular only to befool the minorities and the left.
Do you have an ideology Mr Kejriwal?
2. You talk
about decentralisation of power and removal of high command culture. Sadly,
there is no room for dissent with you in your own party, forget inner party
democracy; reasons why you are increasingly losing your lieutenants.
3. You say
you are not corrupt but let me remind you that corruption breeds out of desire
and quest; something that is part of your personality now. Even after losing
power in 49 days in Dehli, you continued to live in the official Government House.
Now if I go by your logic of daughter’s education and party members paying for
it, then all the corrupt leaders make money for their sons & daughters
only. By your unethical and immoral standards Manmohan Singh should not have
vacated 7 RCR as Congress has got enough money to pay for it. Right Mr
Kejriwal? It would have been interesting to see Narendra Modi sitting over
Dharna to get the official PM’s house then.
4. If you are
not found of sycophancy then what is the criterion of giving party ticket to
your candidates? Have you made it public? That is pure politics Mr Kejriwal and
while I hate you for playing with the emotions of gullible Indians I must
congratulate you for learning the tricks of Indian politics faster than even the
seasoned politicians.
5. Asking for
enquiry, SIT and then changing the demand to immediately prosecute the man whom
you find wrong is your way of justice. Did you follow the same principles of
ethical politics when your own Law Minister was exposed to be running porn websites?
No! You just asked him, got convinced by his explanations and gave him a clean
chit. But for others?
6. Based on
the complaints of your party workers and sympathisers you throw established law
procedures to the dustbin and ask foreign women to be charged with
prostitution. Your party workers ask these women to urinate in public. How come
you became so shameless in the Indian politics in such a short period Mr
Kejriwal? Will the verdict on the character of a woman be out based on the
allegation of neighbours? Tomorrow such Kangaroo justice can lead to character
assassination of your own young daughter as well.
7. Why do you
endorse Khap Panchayat Mr Kejriwal? Why do you talk duality—women safety in
Delhi and Khap in Haryana? Is your ideology all about electoral gains? How are
you different from other vested interests then?
8. At the
time of quitting the Delhi Government you abused Indian Republic Day function
and then shamelessly enjoyed the function, that too not among the “Aam Aadmi” whom you claim to represent
but among the VIPs. Why this double standard and hypocrisy Mr Kejriwal?
9. Do you
feel that ways are not as important as means? If no, then to what extent can
you stoop low for the lust of power? If yes, then why do you ask voters to
accept cash from other parties and then vote for you? Can you ensure clean
politics on the backing of corrupt voters?
10. When you
say you want to get the country rid of identity politics, then why do you
resort to the same identity politics? It is not just about giving party ticket
to a journalist whom you find capable of ensuring Sikh votes for his misconduct
as a journalist, but you have gone to the low level politics of calling
yourself “Baniya” for the votes.
11. Who has
authorised you to call everyone coming in the way of your political ambition as
corrupt? Are you running an investigative agency Mr kejriwal? On what basis you
cherry pick who is corrupt and who is not? Who has authorised you to abuse and
accuse opponents?
12. You have
talked about a number of solutions to Delhi’s problems if elected to power. Can
you elaborate Mr Kejriwal from where will you generate the funds when Delhi,
which is not a full State, will not get enough funds from Modi-ruled Centre?
Will you sit on dharna every now and then for media to orchestrate Delhi as a
fool’s paradise for the world?
13. Do you feel ashamed of any of your plain lies being exposed Mr Kejriwal? You claimed Amnesty International endorsed that corruption had reduced in Delhi in your 49 days of misrule but Amnesty denied having any such report. Have you begged to the people of Delhi for this misleading statement?
I know
this country is full of emotional fools who look for divine figure in politics.
May be some of them find Arvind Kejriwal as a cult figure. Many of them may even
have issues with some of the arguments put forward by me. But this is my humble
attempt to make the voters think. The cost of Kejriwal Government in Delhi is
too high; a progressive State like Delhi may go to dogs and see the fate of
Kolkata. So, think voters think! Don’t get swayed by the sugar coated political
campaigning alone. Ultimately you will repent and pay the price.
