Why I voted for Aam Aadmi Party... ???

Quite a few of my friends ask me why I support Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Few of them are critical towards AAP. I have been repeatedly giving answers to all their questions individually.

But, today I thought of answering frequently asked questions of my friends and readers thru this blog post: -

1) What were the achievements of Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi?

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was formed when Jan Lokpal Bill wasn't passed by Parliament and we commoners were chided by our elected representatives. This gave birth to AAP which fought Delhi Assembly elections and won 28 seats.  It formed a minority govt after Congress gave unsolicited but unconditional support. 

Later Congress and BJP came together to defeat this effective Anti-Corruption Bill Jan Lokpal Bill. So, Arvind Kejriwal and his cabinet resigned on principles. However, in that short stint of 49 days they did a lot for Delhi; here are few of the highlights:- 

Being a Aam Aadmi of Delhi; I also got benefited by many of these schemes. Few were :- a) Nursery Admission Helpline; where my complaints against erring Pvt. Schools got resolved in no time. b) Prices of Vegetables and fruits came down Authorized Street Vendors were not forced to bribe the Beat Constables of Delhi Police. 

Friend's we are seeing a change in Indian Political system as people have started questioning elected representatives which is a good sign of a vibrant Democracy. Arvind Kejriwal and other top leaders of Aam Aadmi Party always answer its critics, journalists or public.

But, I wonder why no one questions the CM's of MP, Chhattisgarh or Rajasthan? What had they done in past 4 months??? Do ask few questions to them also...

2) Why Arvind Kejriwal ran away in 49 Days???

Few people are labeling Arvind Kejriwal as Escapist. I request them to please listen to the speech of Sh. Atal Bihari Vajpayee given in Parliament on May 27, 1996. Excerpts of the speech are here in this video where he talks about true definition of Escapist:-

He says "I have been accused that I am craving for power and that my actions are a result of my craving for power. If the people have given my party the highest number of seats should I shy away from staking a claim for power. Should I run away from the battlefield to betray the confidence reposed by the people in making us the single largest party...?"

Full speech here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1n_OIp3EOs

In 11th Lok Sabha (1996) BJP was the single largest party with maximum number of seats. BJP and its pre poll allies got 161 + 26 = 187 seats out of 543 i.e. 34% and Vajpayee Ji become the Prime Minister of India. Results of Delhi Assembly Elections (2013) were simillar to the Fractured Mandate of LS Elections of 1996. As BJP was the single largest party; with its pre poll ally they got 32 seats (32+1) out of 70 i.e. 46%.  

But, this time BJP ran away from the battlefield and betrayed the confidence reposed by the people of Delhi as they declined the offer of LG to take over reins of Delhi. So, who is an escapist?.... It's BJP, as they ran away from responsibility. Presently BJP doesn't have leaders with intellect or statesmanship like Vajpayee Ji who can advice the present day leaders on polity. If few good leaders are there in the party their voices are being muzzled. Still, the same party has the audacity to call AK an escapist; and they along with Congress have created hype against AK.

Arvind Kejriwal never ran away but he and his party is here for long long time and they would make the lives of corrupt politician as MISERABLE very MISERABLE.

3) AAP wants a hung parliament so that they can play destructive politics.

I would want my dear friends to recollect the results of 11th Lok Sabha Elections (1996) when BJP under the able leadership of Sh. Atal Bihari Vajpayee came to power for 13 days. Wasn't that a HUNG PARLIAMENT or a unstable government??? 

Also, hope you all remember that after BJP; United Front Govt. came to power with support of Congress.

This United Front had constituents like Telgu Desam Party (TDP), Assom Gan Parishad (AGP), Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC), MDMK, PMK and Ram Vilas Paswan (JD-S) now founder of Lok Jan Shakti Party (LJP). 

All these parties now have Pre Poll Alliance with BJP for 2014 LS Elections. 

Why now BJP have taken support from parties which were responsible for giving a Hung Parliament and Unstable govt. from 1996 - 1998? Any answers...

AAP has been formed for the development of the country and not for any other reason.

4) AAP can't win many seats and won't be able to form the Govt; as they are not contesting enough seats.

After General Elections in 2009; 15th Lok Sabha was formed. This Lok Sabha has MP's from 38 National / Regional Parties. Only ten parties have MP's in two figures (1) i.e. Greater Than or Equal to 10. Remaining 28 parties have Less than 10 MP's i.e. Less than 10 & Greater than 1. 

Does this means that candidates from a Clean and Honest Party can not contest poll? Is it somewhere written in our Constitution? If constitution doesn't bar any citizen of India to contest polls than why few people are so annoyed with AAP fighting elections? 

As per National Election Watch & ADR Report (2) Indian electorate have voted 162 MP's with Criminals records out of which 72 MP's have serious criminal cases registered against them. We can allow RAPISTS, MURDERERS, KIDNAPPERS in parliament but we will oppose honest and educated candidates who are being fielded by Aam Aadmi Party. Be rational and leave this kind of hypocrisy.

Also, must like to tell my dear friends that as on date Aam Aadmi Party have nominated 434 candidates all across India; which is maximum by a debutant in Indian Polity.

All these candidates are fighting elections on funds generated mostly by online donations details of which can be taken from AAP website anytime (3).

(1) http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/partywiselist.aspx

(2) http://www.adrindia.org/files/High%20level%20criminal,%20financial%20&%20educational%20analysis%20LS%202009.pdf

(3) http://www.aamaadmiparty.org/donation-list

5) AAP won't support any party which means that the seats won by them will be a waste.

Indian constitution had given powers to each MP to participate in debates, ask questions or introduce Private Member’s bills in the Parliament. It doesn't mean that people who vote for these ruling party or opposition MP's have wasted their votes.

Aam Aadmi Party may or may not support any party for government formation but its MP's would act as true representatives of voters and won't just sit in the parliament for mere attendance. 

Also understand that we require honest MP's on opposition benches who can keep a close watch on the MP's sitting on treasury benches. 

It is a known fact that "duty of opposition is hardly less important than that of Government".

AAP will play the role of an effective & constructive opposition and will safeguard the interest of "Mango People" of INDIA.

6) If AAP does well, then they will only push the nation towards another election.

We have had many stable governments in past. But, the stability brought along Corruption, Crony Capitalism and scams. 

As per news reports (4) "exchequer will spend Rs. 7000 to Rs. 8000 crore to hold the electoral exercise for the 16th Lok Sabh". 7K - 8K Crore are peanuts If we compare this with the scams of past.

You would appreciate the fact that stability shouldn't come at the cost of Corruption. We must understand that short term instability is better than corrupt governments.

(4) http://www.ndtv.com/elections/article/election-2014/rs-30-000-crore-to-be-spent-on-lok-sabha-polls-study-496364

Hope my friends and other readers would make an informed choice and select a clean and a honest MP; who would represent us in House of The People "Parliament".