The Bandwagon is Rolling

Today's Guru-Mantra seems to be ,

"  Let us learn from  AAP  -  and in a hurry , too  !  "

>  Rahul Gandhi says,

    "  We have to learn from AAP , how to connect with the ordinary people "

    He is even changing the Lok Sabha candidate selection criteria to ensure that only honest , non-corrupt , non-criminal and youthful candidates get chosen - and transparently

>  Jairam Ramesh says ,

   "  Had we introduced Lokpal Bill 2 years back , AAP would not have come

      into existence "

Soniaji  /  Rahulji  /  Man Mohanji  are in agreement

They are asking Jairam to resign his ministerial post and ensure that history does not repeat itself in April / May 2014 , by implementing what AAP did , viz: connecting with grass-root congress workers

>  Mohan Bhagwat ( RSS ) is telling Rajnathji ,

   "   Wake up from the euphoria of having won in 3 states . Look back over

       your shoulder . AAP is gaining ground . Ensure selection of honest

       candidates having clean image  "

>  Man Mohan Singhji admits ,

    "  Somewhere along the line , we failed in our understanding of what

       common men ( Aam Aadmi ) want

       We could not contain inflation and corruption

       We must learn a lesson from our defeat at the hands of AAP  "

>   Aslam Sher Khan ( Congress ) says ,

    "  The way things are going , it seems , the party has not learnt any

       lessons from the recent defeat  "

>   Pankaj Chaturvedi ( MP Congress spokesman ) says ,

     "  We have to learn lessons from AAP - especially in simplicity  "

>   Chhatisgarh CM , Raman Singh told party MLAs ,

    "  We must live with simplicity , as Aam Aadmi was influenced and

       impressed by it  "

>   Sanjay Nirupam ( Congress MLA ) says,

     "  If AAP can reduce electric bills in Delhi within a week of coming to

        power , why can't Congress government in Maharashtra do it

       after 5 years ? "

>   Digvijay Singhji told Congress party co-ordination committee ,

     "  Those who sit in their homes and hurl abuses on political parties ,

       and their leaders , should learn from Kejriwal to form a political party

      ( first ) and ( then ) make whatever laws they want to "

>   Mani Shankar Aiyar says ,

    "  I hope and pray that the AAP stops the BJP and Modi

       The Hitler ( Modi ) must be stopped from coming to power

       The Congress would welcome any assistance from AAP in this regard "

>   Amartya Sen ( Economist ) says ,

  

     "  It is wonderful that they have succeeded in mobilizing people

        One has to congratulate them on their success

        AAP should have laid more emphasis on areas like education

        and health in their election campaign  "

>   Shivanand Tiwari ( JDU ) says ,

       "  Personally I feel , the AAP as a phenomenon has got people

         excited .  People have responded favourably to a third alternative

         which is a good thing  .  They should be given time , before any rash

         judgment  is passed on them  "

>    Basudev Acharia  (  CPI - M ) says ,

       "  Yes , there is a lot of similarity between AAP and our party  "

>   K Narayana  ( CPI State Secretary - AP ) says ,

     "  AAP has proved in Delhi that the BJP and the Congress were not

        alternatives anymore and their end is near  "

>   Shatrughan Sinha ( BJP MP ) says ,

    "  Other parties should learn from AAP's rise from the grassroots

      Honesty and transparency must go together but that rarely happens "

>   Naresh Agarwal ( SP ) says ,

    "  We have decided to watch AAP for a period of six months before we

       decide on things like an alliance with them  "

>   Bhartruhari Mahtab ( BJD ) says ,

    "  I expect AAP to deliver on the promises that were made before polls "

>   Dara Singh  (  BSP  ) says ,

    "  We want to watch what the AAP does for a few months before deciding

      on anything  "

>   Ravi Shankar Prasad ( BJP ) says ,

     "  AAP has put up a good performance in Delhi but had it not been in the

       fray , BJP would have done better "

>   Rajiv Pratap Rudy  ( BJP ) says ,

      "  Regional manifesto is setting the National Agenda .

        This is what happened in Delhi

        A great churn is taking place  "

>   Prakash Karat  ( CPM ) says ,

     "  The interesting point about the AAP has been that they have been able

       attract the middle classes to politics in a metropolitan city like Delhi

        It hasn't happened before and is a novel phenomenon

        AAP did what CPM wanted to do  "

The list goes on and on

Apparently , leaders of political parties are vying with each other to climb onto the AAP bandwagon  !

But the bandwagon is rolling - and how  !

4  LAKH members in a single day , yesterday  !

Target of  100 LAKH  members in 10 days  ! That may be just a beginning !

Poor , oppressed , tormented , tortured , looted , raped , hungry and starving , are all marching towards AAP offices , - and web site - from all over India  !

There is no stopping them  !

The only option for 1400 + , LOCAL REGIONAL POLITICAL PARTIES , is to merge with AAP

I  URGE THEM TO MERGE WITH AAP TO DECIMATE THE DEMONS OF PAST  !

It is time to STOP  THINKING  LOCAL

GO  NATIONAL  /  GO  AS  ONE  !

Or else , get consigned to the dust-bin of History  !

*    hemen   parekh   (  11  Jan  2014  / Mumbai  )