Arvind Kejriwal is left with no option but to form the
government in Delhi
By agreeing with almost all the conditions stipulated
by him , Congress has left him with no excuse , not to form a government
Although it is difficult to say what motivated Congress
to accept AAP's conditions , here is my guess :
> As in the
case of " Tainted MPs " ordinance , Rahul Gandhi forced the
issue ,
because he too , genuinely believes in decentralization of
democracy
> By hook or
by crook , Congress wants to keep BJP out of power in Delhi
> Congress
may have realized that in case of a re-poll , it would end up
losing even
its current 8 seats . A terrible omen for 2014 elections !
> In any
case , on most of the issues raised by AAP , there is a lot of
commonality
in the poll manifestos of Congress and AAP
Not accepting
AAP's conditions would be tantamount to saying ,
" But our poll promises hold good only if we
are voted to power " !
> In view of
the 2014 national elections , Congress wants AAP to remain
pre-occupied
with governance of Delhi , effectively putting a brake on its
national
ambitions
> By
agreeing , Congress wants to divert the attention of the people from
its murky
past and let them focus on the re-invented image of ,
" Congress - the Reformer "
> If , with
its backing , AAP succeeds in delivering good governance in the
next 6
months , Congress can share the credit of being , " Pro Poor
People "
That would
enable Congress to tell 760 million voters ,
" We can deliver good governance nation-wide,
if you vote for us "
At this point of time , trying to figure out the
motives of Congress is irrelevant
It is entirely possible that , on the condition of
strong Lok Ayukt in Delhi , counter-condition of Congress , could be a trap for
AAP to walk in !
But knowing that fully , AAP must take the risk !
When he went to attend the second Round Table
Conference in London ( 1931 ) , Mahatma Gandhi realized that it was going to be
a failure
He was acutely aware of the trap laid by the British
But he saw that the hopes of millions of Indians fighting
his non-violent movement , were riding on his trip
So he went
My uncle , poet Meghani sent following poem to Mahatma :
" Even as
you know the futility of your mission ,
O Bapu ,
Drink this
last cup of hemlock ( poison ),
You ,
Who have drank
oceans of poison
Served by the
British ,
Do not throw
away this spoonful "
Poor people of Delhi are saying something similar to
Arvind , today !
* hemen parekh
( 17 Dec 2013 / Mumbai
)
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