Election
Commission of India has classified only six parties as National parties. All
the others are State parties. I believe the number of national parties is going
to jump up by one, Arvind Kejriwal’s outfit.
One
cannot handle corruption state-wise. More importantly, Kejriwal, in my estimation,
will not be satisfied in heading a fiefdom. He is looking for the whole kit and
caboodle. His efforts thus far, even going against the totem of civil society
action up until recently, Hazare, deserve true nationwide recognition.
Then,
let us welcome the new, thus far nameless, National Party.
What
are the issues that will find mention in the election platform of the party
Kejriwal is floating? Oh, didn’t you know? It is corruption, corruption and
corruption. Only corruption. Governance will be reduced to reducing corruption.
I have had a peek at the nameless party manifesto, prepared ahead of the next
general election.
It
will say that once we eliminate corruption, all else will fall in place. There
will be a wholesale and wholesome purge, of politicians, political parties,
bureaucracy, the judiciary and Common Man too (It is not as though the Common
Man does not engage in corruption).
Governance
will sidestep the constitution wherever one finds it coming in the way of corruption-free
governance. Governance will be bare bones. Corruption will be defined by
Kejriwal, the one-man goon-squad against this scourge. By definition, Kejriwal
will be uncorrupt, indeed, uncorruptible.
Vive la
Corruption-free India, aka Kejriwalhood!
Raghuram
Ekambaram
4 comments:
Arvind Kejriwal is a symbol, a metaphor, according to me. His name finds a mention in my latest one act play for my students. I'
ll put up the play on my blog once it is staged. He is a metaphor for man's craving for better governance. The prblem with Kejriwal is that he lacks the vision required for today which is a complex world.
Matheikal, I do not think Kejriwal will appreciate you demoting him to a mere symbol, a metaphor. To him, he is real.
Why should people crave for good governance? Have they decided that it is not within their powers to bring it on?
Sorry, I do not accept your interpretation of Kejriwal's actions and deficiencies.
RE
Here is my brash view, Mr Kejriwal is trying to become a hero by showing others as villan. for me good governance is not about an honest ruler, no political party can run by honest money. let the politician takes his cut and give me good roads, drainages, health care, defence, etc, I am happy. Maybe I am not patriotic as others
It is not "not patriotic" to espouse the view you have, Balu. One has to understand what politics does. In simple terms it is to divide the limited assets among varying, mostly legitimate claims; starting from different points and with differing goals. How can anyone say that any division will be fair to ALL.
My point was also that the party of Kejriwal, to my knowledge, has come out with any policy position on any matter. Take the case of any of the so-called caste-based parties (Tamil Nadu has a score of them). It is very clear even when the idea is mooted that one caste (or group of castes) will be favored. Kajriwal is silent on which group (beyond the nebulous anti-corruption group) will the political distribution favor. Silence.
RE
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