People’s participation in politics emerges and AAP (Aam Aadmi Party) and
its future
In
the 21st century India, when Corruption is almost corroding our
society in a rapid speed, a new movement or in a way revolution has taken a
storming form which indicates to change. Men from time to time have adopted
changes in the society and it’s evident that every change is preceded by a
great revolution. The 18th century French Revolution is a great
example when it was a period of
radical social and political upheaval in France from 1789 to 1799 that profoundly affected French and modern history, marking the
decline of powerful monarchies and churches and the rise of democracy and
nationalism. Popular resentment of the privileges enjoyed by the clergy and
aristocracy grew amidst an economic crisis following two expensive wars and
years of bad harvests, motivating demands for change. Similarly in many parts
of the world such as Russia, Germany and even in India we have seen many
radical revolutions which have changed the scenario of the society in a great
extent. But the thought lies in the active participation of the common masses
without which a nation is not a nation. India in the recent past has also seen
such a movement- “the anti corruption movement” or the ‘Jan Lokpal Movement”.
The 2012 Indian
anti-corruption movement is the successor to similar activities that happened in 2011. The figurehead was Anna Hazare, a social activist. Popularly known
as Team Anna, one of the
movement's main demands was the passing of legislation enabling an
anti-corruption and enforcement body. On 27 December 2011, the LokSabha - the lower house of the Indian parliament - passed the controversial Jan Lokpal Bill, which Team Anna
said was weaker than they had been demanding. The bill suffered delays in the
RajyaSabha, the upper house of parliament and could not get passed during the winter session.[8] The government reintroduced the bill in the RajyaSabha in February 2012,
but the bill was not timetabled for debate and the session ended without this
bill being passed.
ArvindKejriwal who was an
active participator in the movement decided to join politics with his newly
formed party, the AAP (AamAadmi Party). Kejriwal thus became the role model for
every aamadmi (common man) in india. The party's first electoral test was in
the 2013 Delhi
legislative assembly election, from which it emerged as the second-largest party, winning 28 of the
70 seats. 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.[2] When it became clear that the other major parties would not support this
bill, the government resigned after 49 days.
As ArvindKejriwal said “The core of AAP is Swaraj, people’s
participation in major decisions”, thus the party’s propaganda is active
involvement or participation of the common masses in politics thus deciding a
change in the prevailing society. AAP’s future is still under many queries.
Will the party be able to stand for its principles and thus bring about a
change or it will vanish slowly thus becoming one of another flourished yet
failed movements is still cannot be said. But the question to “India Shining”
remains in the hands of the common masses to which this country belongs.
Md Sufian Mohiuddin
M.Sc Media, P.G 1
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