A chargesheet against Arvind Kejriwal

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.