Meaning of Arvind kejriwal's Resignation

Meaning of Kejriwal’s resignation Why did Arvind Kejriwal resign? This is the question which every conscientious citizen of Delhi should ask himself and try to find out answer from within. It was Kejriwal’s Act 1, Scene1 of the political theatre where in he was deceived and ‘stabbed’ like Julius Caesar by his confident Brutus. ‘Et Tu Brut…then falls Caesar’… and the scene ends. But Kejri’s theatre is continuing, Act by Act; Scene by Scene, even more intensely. Just about two months earlier to this tragic scene, the congress leadership on its own tried to woo Kejriwal by promising unconditional support to him. Not that he was eager to capture the office of chief minister, but a kind of challenge was thrown to him. Kejriwal does not play his cards with the shrewdness of a poker faced politician because he is at heart pure and simple and a man of conscience without any malice, but intelligent enough to understand the tricks played by others. At that time he had several options which a cunning and crafty politician might have chosen. But he did not indulge in debased politics for a wider and solid support and contended himself with only eight votes more as a good gesture from the Congress, but on his own terms. Kejriwal is a straight forward man and knows his way and the mission well, unlike other politicians who play with tricks and numbers only. His guiding force is the ‘Aam Admi’and his one point agenda is to exterminate corruption from administrative set up at every level; other things are subsidiary to him – the politics, party and position. AAP is not a party but a political revolution and anybody joining him is aware of the fact that he has to sacrifice all - money, power and position in order to achieve the mission of eradicating corruption. He has made it clear to all – join us or not – but service to the nation is the only ambition which one has to aspire. It is the second war of independence and in absence of Gandhi one has to model himself as Gandhi and sacrifice the same way as he did. It was with this intent that he had to sit a Dharna before Rail Bhavan. He was protesting against the police which disobeyed him. Everybody has a right to protest peacefully. One cannot dictate the methods, the places and the ways of protest. There is nothing theatrical about it. He considered himself a common man (even as CM) and behaved like a common man. Gandhi never wished to rise above common man. He lived and died as such. Since we have forgot the Mahatma, his way of life and the methods of his protest, we see oddity in Kejriwal’s action. The Congress had forgot Gandhi long back. It never revived those values which were very dear to him. It had been converted into a shrewd political force and had established a system that thrived on corruption. Other parties too learned the same lesson, more or less, because it was a built-in process and difficult to avoid unless you set to change the system. If you achieve power the motto becomes simple; ‘Live (In corruption) and let live (In corruption)’; ‘Do scams and allow others to do’. And the concealed cunningness of the system should never be exposed. The same story of corruption runs from Boforce to Coalgate – from one PM to another. Just think it deeply. When did the Congress support Chandra Shekhar or Charan Singh whole heartedly? It was a political game. It seems good in a bad politics. Shrewdness is it’s another name. Scoundrels govern the whole system and we have become a part of it. But it was a different proposition when Kejriwal accepted the support of the congress. He was very clear in his mind. He had no ambition to be CM (Or PM). He is a rebel and a revolutionary in his own way. One cannot cheat him - not even politically. If one does, he will revolt because he has nothing to lose. This is what he has done while resigning as CM. But by doing this, he exhibits the courage of a crusader, the strength of a rising rebellion and moral force of a Mahatma. One has not to go into the technicalities of constitutional procedure or democratic way of getting passed the Jan Lokpal Bill for Delhi (Or for the country). Politics in India has de-generated our institutions and methods which support legal framework. Our laws are obsolete and ineffective, system is inefficient and corrupt, the policies and programmes are widely used to support corporates in the name of liberalization and free economy. Money governs the government. The common man is left to reconcile to his fate. There are instances to prove this – be it is Gas-Price –Scam, dilution of Jan Lokpal Bill or taxing common man in the name of higher fuel or water cost. If Delhi Legislative Assembly cannot pass or present Jan Lokpal bill on its own, what type of government it is? Is it a municipality or a village Panchayat – always to seek permission from above? Delhi government must assert its power. The opposition – especially the Congress, should have allowed passing or presenting the bill as promised. If it was unconstitutional, there was every possibility of its being rejected at President Level. But why it was obstructed in the midway? There are cooperative ways of supporting a coalition government. With Anna Hazare’s movement, and Kajriwal’s coming to the forefront, a new polity is being generated. If one misses this point, one has to suffer. Constitution is the same, but new players are coming up with new values, mindset and awakening, and giving priority to the cause of empowering common man. Even Rahul Gandhi has changed his ways due to Anna or Kejri effect. The members of Delhi Legislative Assembly must rise to the occasion. They have to shed their old values. It is a final call to the Young legislators. They should be clear hearted and must not adopt the old political tricks or gimmicks to run or defeat a government on technicalities. The people are watching them. They have little time at their disposal. The Delhi government has to fight many a battle in future where there will be clash between the Centre and the State power. The centre government should not reduce Delhi government to the level of a district or a village Panchayat. The net result is: Kejriwal is now posing a great threat to the Congress and BJP in Delhi (and elsewhere). The trick thrown has boomeranged. Kejri has evolved into a great moral force. This fact should not be ignored. He has not fallen: he has risen higher as a crusader to finish corruption. This image of his would remain in the minds of the voters for long. If one discards Gandhian values and does not keep promises, one has to lose not only power, but solidarity of the party and the unity of the country.