Government for the Aam Aadmi Party has never had a meaning as a crown of king. The AAP has always taken it as a tool to serve the people. Since the freedom of this nation, country has been needing a serious anti-corruption law. The Jan Lokpal Bill was never a prime agenda of any ruling party.
Followed by the strong anti-corruption movement Arvind was dragged into politics like we saw the villagers pulled in for a cricket match in film 'Lagaan' if they wanted the 'Lagaan' exemption.
He accepted the challenge, formed the party, surprised everyone with its performance and made common people realise their power.
The Delhi mendate was clearly not to form the government but to sit in the opposition. AAP tightened its belt to the new responsibility but the single largest party denied to form the government, they certainly never wanted such strong opposition like AAP, which they couldn't handle. The ball was then thrown into the AAP's court, a support drama from Congress, certainly a trap as they planned but, Arvind surprised them again by deciding to go for public referendum. Based on the results the AAP government came in existence with 18 points condion that both the parties will let AAP implement its manifesto. The AAP government started delivering its promises one by one which made both the parties restless and create daily basis obstructions in government's working.
AAP was determined to bring its core issue the Jan Lokpal Bill and Arvind was so clear that if the member of opposition parties do not let the Bill get passed, there is no logic remaining in power. Its better to quit from such governance, prepare for another elections and come in power with full majority again and pass the Jan Lokpal Bill.
Being in congress for so long, I never saw such a selfless politics in any of the people I knew.
We have seen many sacrificing their principles for the power, but we are lucky to see this group of people who sacrificed the power for their princples. God bless the nation with Arvinds in each and every Mohalla.
(Alka Lamba is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party. She joined AAP in December, 2013. Prior to that, she was a Congress leader from Delhi and also DUSU President.)
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