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  )