AN APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE OF VARANASI , AMETHI , DELHI AND OTHER CONSTITUENCIES
1. I belong to a middle class family who was brought up in an environment which would match with those of majority of families of India. The ill effects of poor governance , bribe culture , centralization of power , attitude of self before nation , consolidation of personal assets , criminals turning into rulers , poor continue to be poor , non provision of basic essentials to a common man and the list of such denial to the people of India is endless - I have gone through all these adversities and have seen these in close quarters. The sufferings of your and mine are the same , the country is the same, people are the same, area we belong to is the same, culture and religion is the same , traditions are the same , our core resource is the same yet we are suffering even after 67 years of independence.
2. If every thing is the same then why you and me are suffering ? Why our farmers are committing suicide? Why girls are being raped and killed ? Why we can not educate your children in a good school ? Why our ailing child dies of fever in a remote village? Why we have to bribe to get cast/birth certificate? Why we have to borough money from land lords to run our family - again the list goes on and on.
3. Every thing is the same -the only thing that changes is the ruler of this country who renews his licence after every five years to sit in the corridor of power. Be it UPA or NDA , they are two sides of the same coin. One is "Head" which is headless and the other is "Tail" with a long tail. Is this kind of coin is acceptable to you which can hardly buy food for your children or make a small house for your family to stay ?
* If you feel YES then go ahead and elect any side of this coin- it is your personal choice and do not repent later if your coin fails you.
* If you feel NO then change the currency which is better than that of the existing "Coin". It is high time we change the currency - else we will move to a point of no return.
4. People say that Kejriwal is an outsider in Varanasi so is Modi . Just see the amount of money being spent by NDA/UPA in Varanasi ;the source of this amount remains a question mark ,on the contrary see the transparent and audited election funds of AAP. Do not take " Gujrat Model" on face value , the fact is alarming, the hidden dirt under the carpet is enough to suffocate the entire state of Gujrat. The recent car manufacture shifted from West Bengal to Gujrat invested only 2900 crore to get a loan of over 9500 crores at an interest rate of 0.1 percent to be paid after 20 years - this is just an example of " Gujrat Model". Ms. Suraiya Jabin and Ms. Asha Gupta have amply brought out the actual facts in their recent posts in " Local Circle" ; I complement them for their fact finding and exposing the truth.
5. Any one who is fighting to get to the power and announcing it in the open does not sound a true leader to lead. He, whose intentions are clear and approach is genuine is a better option. Unless we give an opportunity to a new face to govern, how can we be judgmental about him even before he is put to test. Some one may say Kejriwal resigned as CM after 49 days and ran away from his responsibilities - no he did not run away, he acted as per the existing provisions of the constitution the issue of concern is " Animation- Suspension" of Delhi Assembly which is a " win-win" situation for both Congress and BJP. On the contrary Kejriwal has the courage to hold the bull by the horns and contest against Modi irrespective of the election results. If he was only interested to sit in the parliament as an MP - Delhi was cool for him.
6. I do not foresee that AAP will win large number of seats and be present in strength in Lok Sabha. We need to increase their number to the extent possible so that we are heard in the Parliament. The change is a process - slow in the beginning and a wild fire later if the change brought about actually translate people's aspirations to reality. The remaining phases of election can still turn the tables , be it Varanasi , Amethi , Delhi or other areas let us join hands to bring a new thought process to the governance which is " common man friendly",the community to which majority of Indians belong to including you and me.
7. If I may recommend-cum-request to the readers of this post ; please extract the contents of posts which are worth, practical and innovative - please translate these in Hindi give it to AAP offices in Varanasi , Amethi, Delhi and other election areas so that these can be printed in bulk and distributed to public. I am sure this drive is already on but may be your and my ideas/views/recommendations may
not have crossed other's minds so far.
8. Lets not wait , lets move towards common goal to fight the cancer of corruption and remove criminal angle from the politics ; it is now or never. Be upright and let your self respect and hopes not die under the corrupt rulers.
with best wishes and hope for a change ,
Brigadier Pradeep Yadu more