(P)AAP

Lord Kejriwal has spoken once more. Perched on a platform, towering over his worshipers, he has named the corrupt-the scum of Indian politics. They must be hounded and made to suffer. After all, none other than the almighty Lord himself has so ordained. At least that is what Kejriwal and his AAPists would have us believe. Kejriwal is the incarnation of Buddha, Krishna, Jesus and Zoroaster, raised to the power n. He is the embodiment of truth and courage in this Kalyug. He was sent down by the God himself to rid India of all her ills. He is the modern day messiah, who comes to spread his religion of honesty, probity and accountability, not with a sword, not with a Gospel but with Dharnas, Anshans and Pradarshans. God almighty has sent him to us to make India once more the land of bounteous milk and honey, the eternal golden sparrow.

This cult of personality is frankly very sickening. Kejriwal's and AAPists' self portrayal as posterboys of India's vibrant democratic structure is unnerving at the very least. Their lofty ideals and their claims of being different and better than all others in the political fray is disgusting. The fact of the matter is that AAP is like any other political party in the country, composed of power hungry and ideology-less goons who want to be known as leaders. There is one difference though, while other established national political parties are slowly moving away from evil of populism and disruptive democracy, Kejriwal and his party seem to be espousing the ideals of 'mob democracy' to force the Kaffirs to believe them and their ideas.

Let us look at AAP's record till date. For AAPists, Intra-party democracy is not very different from a Khap panchayat. Party elders sit and decide what is right and what is wrong and the rest of the party must toe that line. Speak up and you are branded a heretic, Speak louder and you will be purged ( remember Binny?). Classic replication of Lenin and his "Democratic Centralism", Stalin and his "Purge Trials",isn't it?

Now, Let us look at law and order. See now, that is a wrong question. Central Government is responsible for law and order. What can Kejriboy do? He can scream, shout and protest, which he is doing anyway. Poor, Old, Sheila Dixit, hounded as she was by these AAPists for crimes against women. She lost the election on an issue that wasn't even hers. But then, she did not sit on a Dharna- see now thats the difference.

What about power? First nothing and then up, up and away and why? Lo and behold- Private power companies are corrupt, they are holding the government to ransom, they are the bad guys. Lets throw them out!  

I can keep rambling but honestly, I have lost interest in this politics of blaming, in this politics of 'I am holier than thou',and worst of all, in this politics of 'if you disagree with me, you must be evil'. In an earlier post I had expressed fears that Kejriboy would be India's Robespierre. I am afraid that it seems that I was right.AAP to me symbolizes a gross misrepresentation of Young India's aspirations. Where India wanted stability, AAP offers anarchy, Where India wanted progress, AAP stands for hindrance, Where India wanted democracy, AAP believes in a cult of personality. Devoid of any coherent ideology, AAP, to me, is no different from any other regressive political party with a provincial mindset and parochial attitude. 

So much for being the next big thing on India's political scene.