We have seen so many street (Nukkad) dramas for awareness of
some causes. If we look it at conventionally, these nukkad dramas are used to
raise the social awareness and bringing back the focus some on social issues
like girl child abortion, awareness about aids, equality of woman in society.
Political dramas are also not new for petty political gains.
We will find great political dramatist like Laluprasad Yadav , Karunanidhi
family. Even all party leaders Rahul Gandhi from Congress, Modi from BJP
indulge in such acts be it having occasionally food at Schedule caste family or
be it playing chaiwala to emotionally appeal particular sections of the voters.
Probably the first time in recent history, Some party is
playing the political nukkad dramas and that too very effectively. Everybody
will admit that AAP leader, Arvind Kejariwal and his party is a great
dramatist, which is already pointed out by many political parties and section
of media. If we compare the other political leaders dramas, it looks like more
for the political gains over rivals. Whereas, AAP’s dramas are to bring the
political and social issues to forefront. This is evident widely with Arvind's
philosophy - We are not against Congress or BJP; but the corruption, quality of
leaders reaching the assemblies/parliaments and the system which serves the
purpose of some section of (corrupt?) people.
If we see Arvind's dramas, be it like taking on Home
Ministry with sleeping in chilli night at the streets of New Delhi, be it
resigning from Government for lokpal bill introduction, be it sleeping at
platform with his team during UP rallies or be it Gujarat study tour. Its well
directed to bring in the focus the political parties hypocrisies, nexus between
parties-babus-businessmens-media , corrupt system created with unconstitutional
rules, shining campaigns of governance and developments without substance as
they claim. Although some of the dramas like sleeping on the platform are
forced on them with having so much less funding at disposal to perform,
bringing the sad truth of current state of politics , money and power is
driving the politicians and the country and not the inclusive growth or India’s
people.
The Gujarat study tour was one of the best orchestrated
drama, tearing apart BJPs tall claims of development and governance, educating
people of the nation not to believe on propagandas run through huge rallies and
advertisement but to check the truth on factual basis. And the masterstroke was
to prepare the list of questions related to Gujarat development and try to
reach out to Modi for answers, bringing out how phony claims of our political
parties are - about accountability towards the common man, inclusive growth and
accessibility of representatives to
common people of India.
What remains to look at is, does people of India considers
it as yet another drama and forget it, OR take lessons from it to raise
themselves to their duties(towards nation and society) being vigilant and
making their representative accountable? Does our leaders(from all
parties)start truely representing to the WILL of people, serve the people or
keep acting as rulers - unaccountable , unchecked and unanswerable?
