ANALYSIS Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal must understand that the so-called “victory” of Delhiites was a face-saving deal for him ahead of Indian Republic Day.
Kejriwal must understand that Somnath Bharti's recent actions were completely against the grain of the AAP ideology and perhaps which is why Kejriwal & Co decided to call it off without any further damage.
Though he got two policemen sent on leave, clamour has been growing for the resignation of his cabinet minister Somnath Bharti. Apart from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress too has threatened to reconsider its support to Aam Aadmi Party keeping in view the current political developments.
Political observers believe the recent episode involving Arvind Kejriwal’s sit-in protest near Rail Bhavan, against police officials who refused to initiate action against Africans living in Khirki Extension area, the electoral constituency of Somnath Bharti, created a sense of cynicism against AAP and its chief Arvind Kejriwal.
Some even went on to say the Delhi chief minister should apply the same yardstick to his minister what he wanted for Delhi Police officials; but an adamant Arvind Kejriwal seems not to be gauging the public mood against AAP, the party which once evoked a ray of hope in the hitherto insensitive electorate and which may now swing its mood against the political cynics read Aam Aadmi Party leaders.
According to a INN Live report, staring from an idealistic one, the Aam Aadmi Party has now become a three-faced party dwindling between anarchy, intellectualism and self-made free marketer.
“It is the face of Somnath Bharti, anarchist and vigilante; the face of Captain Gopinath, the self-made Indian and modern free-marketer; the face of Yogendra Yadav, intellectual, sensible and pragmatic.
AAP’s leadership, Messrs Kejriwal and his National Executive, must choose which face they want to adopt. Their choice could determine whether, in the years to come, AAP shines or fades away,” says a report.
Even as chorus for Somnath Bharti’s resignation as law minister has grown manifold, Kejriwal remains disinclined to take action against the controversial state law minister; a decision which may prove consequential against AAP’s Lok Sabha aspirations.
He must also not forget that "Aam Aurats" of this country are keeping a close watch on "Aam Aadmi Party". The women of this country may turn against AAP wave after the Bharti episode where the sense of security and human rights of all women in general and of single and working women in particular, was completely lacking.
The CCTV footage from AIIMS and statements by women suggest that Somnath Bharti’s actions endangered the women.
The crowd led by Bharti violated their human rights by branding them as prostitutes, making them urinate in public; allegedly threatening them to leave the country and exerting pressure on cops to forcefully initiate actions without even substantial evidence.
When weighed in electoral balance of Lok Sabha elections, AAP risks losing the aam aurat vote. And perhaps the only way to get everything in place is by acting against Somnath Bharti.
No comments:
Post a Comment