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 "
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 )
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