Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Sunday 5 January 2014

Lesson Number 2



Yesterday , Arvind Kejriwal declared ,


"  I will not contest Lok Sabha election but I will actively campaign all over India , for AAP candidates  "


No doubt , a wise decision


A decision to contest a Lok Sabha seat would have carried a dangerously detrimental message , viz: ,


"  For me , getting into Lok Sabha is more important than fulfilling my
    promises to people of Delhi  "


In which case , people of not only Delhi but of entire India , would have wondered ,


"  This person seems to be obsessed with ambition which exceeds the
    commitment he has made publicly - and repeatedly - only a few days
    back


    How can he be trusted  ?  "


For Arvind , a wiser decision would be to leave Lok Sabha campaigning to his colleagues


He must not leave Delhi for the next 6 months


Every day , he must ,


 >    make rounds of Delhi


>     personally assess if his officers are working hard to deliver on poll
       promises


>     tell people , what he has succeeded in implementing , what he is
       working on next , what is at planning stage. In short , present to
       people , his performance card


>     admit the honest mistakes that he - and his Cabinet colleagues - made
       and how they are learning to walk the tight rope of governance


>    tell people what can be done and what  CANNOT  be done - and why
      the limited resources cannot be stretched


Sure , it is exhilarating to see the people's response to AAP , from all over India


Sure , you would like to ride the wave of people's pent-up frustration against corruption , to get 50+ seats in Lok Sabha . Entirely possible


Sure , you would want to galvanize the people's anger against the shameless - and self-serving - politicians , to rewrite , THE NEW POLITICAL ORDER


But,


DEAR  ARVIND  ,


First completing current - and somewhat manageable - commitments  to the people of Delhi has to be your  ONLY PRIORITY


If you succeed , in the annals of modern India's history , it will merit a chapter titled ,


"  THE   DELHI   EXPERIMENT  "

And in World History , chapter on " ARAB  SPRING " will be followed by a chapter on " INDIAN  SUMMER - MAY 2014  "



Let this be your lesson no 2




*   hemen   parekh  (  06   Jan   2014   / Mumbai  )

No comments:

Post a Comment