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AAP Yahan Aaye Kis Liye !

Aam Aadmi Party or AAP came into politics to revive it. Arvind Kejriwal the convener of the party said during the formation of the party that to clean the filth in the gutter one must have to go inside the gutter. (Rajniti ke gatar ka gachra saaf karne ke liye usme utarna hi padega). The party which emerged from a nationwide movement gave hope of betterment to millions won majority in Delhi Assembly polls of 2012 in its first attempt and form government with the support of the Congress. This government last for only 29 days in Arvind Kejriwal’s ambition to become Prime Minister of India ( Hawa Mein Udne Lage The) as the party fought in almost every constituency more than any other party of the country. Desh Mein Jhadu Chala Denge they used to said.

Their ambitions fall flat when they won only four seats. The splits in the party started then when some fractions blamed the party for deviating from the path. Even then they won 2013 Delhi assembly elections with a huge majority washing out both BJP & Congress by attracting poor and the middle class. But Ye Politics Hai Meri Jaan, you have to be alert at each corner two stalwarts and founding members Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan along with few others left the party for Arvind Kejriwal’s authoritarian behavior.(Hum Angrezo Ke Zamane Ke Jailer Hain). The party which showed us the dream of change appeared similar to others. After that incident the blame game politics started in which they alleged either Congress or BJP for conspiring against them. Media’s portrayal of the issues rose by them was also selective enough in maligning their image as of anti-national and supporters of Pakistan as a result their other outings in Punjab and Goa polls failed. Moreover they lost in a by-poll in Delhi and later MCD polls after which another split begins which hit the core foundation of the party. Ghar Ka Bhedi Lanka Dhaye.

Kapil Mishra former minister in the Delhi cabinet did a Bhanda Phod in the media after his removal from ministerial post after Kumar Vishwas controversy where Kumar appeared angry with the party. With Kapil Mishra’s allegations of corruption on face of anti-corruption from last five years Arvind Kejriwal another nail is nailed in the party’s coffin. The core foundation is attacked. Although Kapil Mishra didn’t disclose why he remained silent on corruption when he was minister, what he was doing during the deal was made and other such questions but his allegations has dent party’s image further. With this episode it is also cleared that we have to live with the corrupt and disloyal politicians for many more years to come since questions were raised on anti-corruption crusaders.

People are now asking AAP Yahan Aaye Kisliye and there answer of Aapne Bulaya Isliye has not many takers now. Breaking of hope is always painful and until we get another hope God Bless India.

Woh Subha Kabhi To Aayegi?

We all hope for a new dawn during Anna Movement against corruption and for ‘Swaraj’ (Self Governance referred as true form of democracy with direct people’s participation). Everybody was hopeful for uplift in Indian political system when Aam Aadmi Party was formed by Arvind Kejriwal who was one of the flag bearers in Anna Movement. Aam Aadmi Party promised revival of Indian politics with their different and honest approach towards it. But as Anna Movement proved RSS propaganda to uproot Congress government and establish Modi regime, Aam Aadmi Party too appeared empty in its promises.

Some of the people associated with Anna Movement later campaigned for BJP and even fought elections on their ticket which clearly revealed their intentions in joining Anna Movement. Anna Hazare too become silent even when there is no ‘Lokpal’ appointed by the Modi Government in more than two years of its rule neither Lokpal Bill is as strong as demanded by him during the protest. The Aam Aadmi Party that formed under Arvind Kejriwal leadership however became successful in winning Delhi Assembly elections and formed government there with aim of doing everything they believe is necessary for true democracy but inexperience, hunger for media highlight and authoritative attitude has sent their promises to the backstage.

Arvind Kejriwal formed a party with some ideals and opened the gates for everyone to join his party even those in other parties without any test to judge these candidates adherence to these ideals. He just looked at the win-ability factor. As a result his MLA’s and ministers are under constant scrutiny. Many seemed involved in unethical practices which even forced him to remove three ministers from the cabinet namely Jitender Singh Tomar for fake degree charges, Asim Ahmad Khan on corruption charges and recently Sandeep Kumar for sex tapes. Few other MLA’s from AAP are also arrested for different charges. While he claimed he has zero tolerance for any wrongdoing most of the founding members of AAP have leaved the party because they think Arvind Kejriwal has diverted from the real motives of the party.

There is improvement in Health and Education sector during AAP government but there is hardly any improvement in Infrastructure, corruption, cleanliness, law and order, transportation and other such things which they promised in their manifesto clearly knowing that Delhi is a Union Territory with limited power of its own. Arvind Kejriwal and his party can be seen involved in usual politics practiced by other parties; they justify their actions by giving examples from other parties. Being a common man doesn’t mean you reduce your status to a level of street fighter while talking against your opposition as a Chief Minister some restrictions should be maintained as a public figure.

I believe in change and also believe that it will come soon but not when the political leader and political parties/government become powerful but when the common citizen has the power to question his/her government and the system can’t deny him/her an answer. We the people have the power to bring the new dawn and we shall have it soon by acquiring more knowledge about the working of our government and challenging their wrong decisions. God Bless India.

Let's hear the song mentioned in the title:

The First Battle of Delhi

There are numerous battles in the history to conquer Delhi like three Battles of Panipat, Battle of Kurukshetra in Mahabharata ,etcetera fought at the outskirts of Delhi between different kings and rulers but none so big and interesting than the one going on within the limits of Delhi. This is the first battle of Delhi in this winter of 2015 for the 70 constituencies that form this city. Battle because it is fight between personalities and not for the people's issues.

The ruling BJP party in the center have put everything at stake to win this battle. The so called Modi magic which they believe helped them in winning 2014 General Election and then assembly elections in four states is fading here in front of Arvind Kejriwal who is just 2 years old in politics but has changed it dynamics since his entry in it before 2013 Delhi assembly polls. Congress party which is marginalized after 2014 elections is also hoping to regain their lost reputation through these polls but looking at the present scenario it seems very difficult.

Arvind Kejriwal is the reason behind making this battle fierce and grand. He has shaped it in his own terms , played cards which demolished every strategy of his opponents. He didn't want it to be Modi v/s him so he compelled BJP to present a CM candidate in the form of Kiran Bedi, he pressurized her to debate with him which made her nervous and she committed mistakes during her media interviews. She appeared unprepared for her task without any plan and policy for the state she was contesting as CM , her authoritarian behavior irked workers of her own party, walking out from a TV interview and from a reporter's questions forced party to order her not to speak to media again proving beneficial to Arvind Kejriwal. He also displayed a rare trait in politics i.e apology for leaving government in 49 days last time. A country where politicians and political parties never felt sorry for their wrong doings his apology made him closer to the people.

This is also a first that about 120 MP of ruling party including many cabinet ministers were campaigning for 70 seats assembly elections and that too for a state which is not even a complete state. This is also strange that BJP chief Amit Shah has not spoken a word in support of his CM candidate Kiran Bedi. Every weapon available has been tested from newspaper adds to social media campaign, from twitter trends to letter to each home but in all these hullabaloo core issues have lost.

The nation is watching Delhi. The world is watching Delhi. Name, reputations, future, expansions, policies, leadership,marketing techniques all are at stake in this elections. This battle of personalities,this battle of ideologies, this battle of ego will change the course of politics of this nation. Will the unconquerable Modi taste a defeat? What will be the future of Arvind Kejriwal after this election? What will Congress get from this battle? There are many questions which will be answered on 10th Feb 2015 the counting day.

In the end I would like to say that whatever may be your choice do vote and exercise your right on 7th February 2015. In this historical battle of polls lets create history by making new record in voting.

Vote For India With Social Mobile Apps

'AAP Effect' in Delhi assembly elections of 2013 is no longer a secret. They won 28 seats there,not only that they have their presence felt all over the country with online campaigns through Facebook and other social networking sites. Narender Modi's social media management remains an issue with his opposers who criticize him for spending huge amount of money in that but his followers on twitter,Facebook ,his blog are enough to calculate the effect of his social media management,these are the people who might provide numbers in his rallies.Congress's top leader always maintains a distance with social media which created their distance with the masses.

Today whether it's a new product launch,a film promotion or even promotions of one's self the first medium which comes in mind is social media like Facebook,and twitter, these sites are easily accessible through their mobile apps which is further increasing their reach. Other mobile apps like Whats App, We Chat, Line,etc are also gaining popularity because they are free and easy to use.

Owing to their mass usage and easy accessibility these apps can become a good source to spread any message of concern to the nation like in mobilizing the youth to vote. App like We Chat which introduces interesting emoticons on various occasions ( Sachin Tendulkar's Farewell, Dhoom - 3 promotional Aamir Khan's emoticons,Varun and Parineeti's emoticon,etc.) has a great connect with the youth, emoticons to encourage people to vote will surely help in spreading the word. Official accounts of superstars,organisations such as election commission,politician,famous celebrities,etc if promote any cause its effect will be more than any other way of promotion.

Group culture of these apps offer a very good platform for discussion about various issues among group members,it will remove misconceptions in some cases regarding some issues,an individual can also clear his doubts about any candidate or party by putting it forward in group discussions. Opinion sharing can become a useful weapon to inspire to vote.

We can inspire others to vote by sharing images of people at polling stations,images of ink mark on our own fingers and news of voting percentages. I have tried this in assembly elections of Delhi,sharing image of my ink mark on various groups in social mobile apps which boosted my friends to vote. If fake videos can result in communal violence by mobilizing people to fight than why not the good videos can mobilize the youth to do good and to vote for their better future. When one see a video of an elderly person going to vote or a physically challenged person or an ill person his/her confidence increases and this will definitely compel them to vote.

Today's time is the time of marketing, how you present yourselves and in what frequency determines the rate of success. If we see any social message,a picture,a person or a thing again and again chances for us to forget that thing,that date or that message becomes negligible. Take example of the movie Ra.One for instance out of the box marketing by Shah Rukh Khan helped in gaining profit from otherwise crashed project. Social mobile apps just plays the same role they let you not to forget important dates,important events,etc.

There are more than 160 Loksabha seats in India where social mobile apps user surpasses the total number of voters in that area according to the survey conducted by IRIS Knowledge Foundation and Internet and Mobile association of India that means campaigning through this medium could swing the results in any body's favor. Mobile phone subscribers in India have reached 875.48 million as of Oct. 2013 out of which close to 400 million are smart phone users. I think this data is enough to show the potential of this platform.

Information of polling stations, manifesto of political parties, criminal background of any candidate, portfolio of your areas candidate,works done by sitting M.P.etc, all can be shared and made public through social mobile apps. These apps actually reaches to the voter, so their role in mobilizing them to vote in coming General Elections of 2014 can never be underestimated.

This post is written for " Indian General Elections 2014 with social mobile apps" in association with Indiblogger

Stubble Politics

I might have reviewed these elections differently had there been no P.A.S.S activity going on at BlogAdda. This activity tends to make me think like that. Till now we all know that Congress is erased,BJP is praised and a new force AAP is traced. The stubbornness of Congress high command in dealing with issues related to public importance has failed their efforts of attracting people through food subsidy and direct cash transfer. On the other hand dominance of Narender Modi in national perspective helped BJP in gaining majority in three states. AAP in Delhi emerged due to their reach to each voter and their clean images.

But this is against the P.A.S.S activity. All the gainers in these elections i.e Dr. Harshvardhan and Arvind KJejriwaal in Delhi, Raman Singh in Chattisgarh, Shivraj Singh Chauhan in M.P and finally Narender Modi (BJP's PM canditate) have beard or at mustache on their faces. Voters instead of hating that unclean stubble praised them and the losers namely Rahul Gandhi, Jyotiradhitya Sindhiya in M.P, Ajeet Jogi in Chattisgarh and Ashok Gehlot in Rajasthan were denied by voters in spite of having a clean shaven look to bowled others.( I don't think it is good to bring two women namely Sheila Dikshit and Vasundhra Raje in this hairy conversation.)

It is clear that clean and clear look works well with voters only when you work for them. But we who are participating in P.A.S.S should protest against this trend and encourage all politicians to have a clean shaven look.

This post is a part of the Protest Against Smelly Stubble Activity in association with BlogAdda.

This is in response to Umamaheshwari Anandane's tag. I would like to tag Juzta Mom, Subhorup Dasgupta and Ashwin Kumar

Aam Aadmi Party by Arvind Kejrivaal

“Aam Aadmi Party” by Arvind Kejrivaal

India Against Corruption has finally announced their political party. During this one and a half year or I should say that during the hatching period of their party there was a struggle between themselves to whether launch a party or not, what will be its purpose? How it will function? What it will look like? On all these issues they asked for public opinion through mobile sms and online voting, I think they were not wrong in doing so because you need to have the opinion of those for whom you are doing something or willing to do something but this to have limitations. Even now mobile phone is not available to everyone, secondly everyone is not an active participant in nation building.

Finally on 2^nd October 2012,they announced an unnamed party and present a draft of it to the nation, it was strange to know that they are willing to project themselves as national party but remain mum on several issues of national interest like Kashmir issue, FDI, reservation, secularism, etc which are basis of public voting since 1^st general elections. Everybody has an opinion about these issues,( everybody here means aam aadmi ) which they share in public frequently and they are discussed among the masses in public gatherings. My question arises here why they put burden back on public when they were asked about such questions? What if I asked someone about how to construct this house? And in reply to it he asked me the same question that you tell me how to construct this house? And there is a second reason to be against this thought, people here gets easily influenced and this tend to appear in what they say.

Indian public is mature enough to understand the politics better than any political analyst and is maturing day by day by the spread of education and news channels. In such a situations some bunch of people are trying to lead an aware public without showing their leadership skills. Are they believing that only anti corruption speeches and highlighting scams can mobilize the masses against such a system which is rooted even in the citizen of this nation? Is only anti privilege candidate can change the public which create temples for their leader or weigh them with gold, sweets, etc? This country actually requires a leader which make them(citizen of India) to leave their privileges for the sake of nation, who can make them realize their own mistakes and obstructions in the path of building a prosperous nation and tell them how they can be part of such prosperity.