People
Participation in Politics, The emergence of AAP and its future – AN EYE OPENER
Politics,
the term itself creates havoc wherever and whenever it is discussed. It maybe
considered by many as an alternate way to socialize and improve the nation as a
whole whereas for some it still remains the most trickiest and easiest way to
brainwash the minds of the youth in particular and get them into it. India is a
free nation where everyone is free to voice their opinions and politics is the
most trending topic especially with the upcoming lok sabha elections.
In
the past many years there has been two superpowers namely BJP ( Bhartiya Janta
Party) and The Indian National Congress who have been contesting for the
elections. People have been trusting and believing in these two government
bodies and casting their votes for the right candidate. But then the common
man’s perspective seem to tell a different story altogether. In the recent
times when the people saw that it was useless voicing their opinions and
entrusting the politicians who claimed to be the voice of the voiceless and
leader of the masses, the AAP trend went viral all across the country. AAP
stands for ( Aam Aadmi Party) and the trend started back in 2012 when ANNA
HAZARE went ahead with his hunger strike to get his bills passed onto the lok
sabha. It was a common man’s fight against the corruption in the government.
The inspirational story continued later when Arvind Kejriwal moved the nation a
year later with the movement and brought faith in the people that its not over
until we decide to fight. The nation was shocked to see that in the party’s
first electorial test in the 2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly Election which saw
AAP secure 28 out of the 70 seats as the second largest party. With no party obtaining
an overall majority, the AAP formed a minority government with conditional
support from the Indian National Congress.The first point in its election
manifesto had been that within 15 days, it would pass a bill for a strong
ombudsman position that would investigate charges against political leaders on
a priority basis. When it became clear that the other major parties would not
support this bill, the government resigned after 49 days.
This
raised various questions and doubts on the mind of the people as they were a
bit un-nerved to see their faith crushed again after AAP resigned and they were
a bit moved by this decision. The active people participation in politics has
always been a major concern in India with more than half of the country’s
population that doesn’t want to cast their votes, and this has been going on
for years and in today’s generation, people are least bothered to vote. There
are several campaigns going around the nation which are encouraging people to
cast their vote and make a change. But nothing has been able to properly
establish the belief of casting votes or supporting politics amongst the people
of India. The legacy needs to be solidified and people need to believe in the
power they have been bestowed with or else they will never get what they want
from the nation and corruption will continue to eat this country’s core values.
This time around one can see the rise of the citizens of the nation and people
are ready to bring about a change with three major powers in the form of the
Indian National Congress, Bhartiya Janta Party and the Aam Aadmi Party. The
change has begun and in future this shall bring politics into a good limelight.
People have realized their responsibilities and by the time the next general
elections arrive there shall be an increase in active participation as far as
politics concerned. Recently Politics is being undertaken to be a serious
profession and the government is installing several institutions in the country
that will run parallel educational courses on politics. This will be a huge
boost to people taking part in politics.
The
Future of AAP is another serious concern among its believers as well as the
people who had started to find a new hope in the political organization. But in
recent times even the famous leader Arvind Kejriwal is finding it difficult to
touch people with his campaigns like he had been doing formerly. There has been
attacks on him by the people who were in attendance during his last two
political campaigns. And this has surely put a smile, a sarcastic one, across
the faces on many. The chances of AAP wining the contest with its two other
rivals is very minimal but then lets not forget that back in the 2013 Delhi
Legislative Assembly Elections, nobody counted AAP to secure 28 out of the 70
seats and AAP swiped everyone off their feets just like the JHADU CHALAO slogan
they believe in. the question still remains that will AAP be able to pull off
another miracle in the upcoming elections? The answer to that shall be given in
due time in the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections.
Sahali Sarkar
M.Sc Media P.G 1
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