The Great Pollictical Nukkad Dramas

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?

Current State of Affair– Politics and Society

When we look at the recent clashes between AAP and BJP, it reflect the true state of politics and we as society. The political system has become so corrupt and society has become so intolerant.  We need to ask questions like doesn’t it blatant power misuse (corruption!!!) from the parties in power when they start using the state machineries for selfish political gains? We can see blatant examples recent examples like detention of Arvind Kejariwal by Gujarat police, without providing any justifiable reasoning.

On the other had it’s so intolerant from AAP workers and some of it’s leaders to indulge in to so called Dharana against Arvind’s detention in Gujarat. As Arvind Kejariwal rightly pointed out, in his press conference that “ The fight is not against BJP or Congress. It’s against the system got build around us. AAP has to be focused and not other distractive forces to subvert the main issue of corruption.”

Here if we try to understand more on corruption, it’s all the places in our society. Everybody who looks for petty gains at any cost, not doing their duties toward society and country, honestly is corrupt.  Members of this AAP is  coming from the same society. Only difference is they are not happy with this kind of rampart corruption and injustice in the society/country and joined for this cause. But along with that AAP team has to learn for being patient and being focused. Not indulge in petty party politics which they are here to change.

 As rightly pointed out by Arvind that party does not matter, we should think of nation. Good part of this AAP is they have a leader like Arvind Kejariwal, Yogendra Yadav  are at the top and they are guiding the discontent in constructive opposition, condemning and correcting the courses on the way. If we look at other political parties, they do also have good leader like Manohar Parikar, Shivraj Chouhan , Yeshwant Sinha , Manishankar Aayyar and so on. But these leaders are not in control or their views are minority in their parties. If we look at it very objectively, we all have evil and good sides in our personalities. Overall personality depends on what are the principals govern that person.  Same applies in to the parties. Everybody looks at their leaders/idols as role model.  Till AAP has leaders having no-nonsense views in leadership there is no issues. At least for now. But that’s does not hold true with other parties like BJP, Congress. They state no-toleration to corruption, but when we look at actions these are totally opposite. Be it using state machineries, state exchequers  for selfish, party gains. Abusing power to crush the opponents. This has to stop!

We as society need to be more tolerant towards others views and thoughts. There should be sense of equality, sense of fairness in all the sections of societies at large. No section in the society should feel victimized. Nobody should feel like dominated or dominator and this can be achieved by dialogs and corruption free society ( total corruption free society is a tall claim. There would be always evil and selfish forces). This can be achieved only by dialogs and companionate listening to counter views and constructive dialogs. True uplifting of backward sections in the society. Not just posturing like many parties does for vote back politics and play cards of secularism and communalism, without bothering it’s effects. If we want to take the example, Advani’s Ayodhya yatra. Haven’t it divided the whole country and caused massacres and terrorist activities followed. May be Ram Mandir would have been in place along with Babari Masjid in Ayodya, if BJP’s top leadership would have taken the interest in dialogs with other community to build the confidence and mutual trust. The coexisted structures would have been monument of piece in India. But for petty gains, BJP chose otherwise. We need to be accept the reality.... Minority community is there to be here in India and they will be part of India. Should we leave in constant hatred or peace... that we have to decide.

Being compassionate to others views and love is only the answer and not intolerance and hatred going ahead.