The BJP probably thought they were on a strong footing when the CBI raided the Principal Secretary of Arvind Kejriwal. It was a continuation of the harassment campaign that has been going on under the auspices of Najeeb Jung. Unfortunately they have landed up with egg on their faces. Notwithstanding the merits (or demerits) of Rajender Kumar the AAP has very efficiently turned the tables on BJP's rather ham fisted shenanigans. Arun Jaitley is clearly a worthy target and there just could be some substance in the accusations that Arvind Kejriwal is making against him. Yet again the BJP has demonstrated that they suffer from acute foot in mouth disease. The sacking of Kirti Azad is virtually proof of their discomfiture at the goings on that have been unleashed. It does not help that the CBI does not seem to have found anything significant against Rajender Kumar so far. Clearly the tables have been turned with a vengeance. Jung continues to do his bit by declaring that the probe ordered by the Delhi Government is illegal. Whether it is or not the optical war has already been won by Kejriwal. That is the beauty of our media obsessed society today.
It comes as no surprise that the BJP has learnt nothing from the Bihar debacle. As I had predicted they continue to carry on as if nothing has happened. It is a measure of the party's failure to see beyond their noses that the kind of mess that has happened in Delhi continues to happen with alarming regularity. The party badly needs clear headed, logical and strategic thinkers.
Meanwhile the AAP continues to make steady progress. The odd even rule for cars in Delhi is a masterstroke. It is important to realise that Delhi's pollution is nothing short of a crisis and there is no room for half measures. There is also no time for long term steps however important they are to the city in the future. In the circumstances the idea of reducing the number of cars on the road is indeed a very good one. Naysayers such as the all time dolt Suhel Seth notwithstanding one can see a strong rally behind the AAP's program as the time approaches. Even the politically astute Police Commissioner has seen the way the wind is blowing and has half heartedly stepped into line. I suppose he realises that if the idea fails he will be the first to be blamed.
Outside Delhi the news from Punjab is looking all the better for the AAP. Clearly the public is really disillusioned with the SAD/BJP combine and the Congress does not seem to offer much of an alternative. Fertile ground for the AAP and they are exploiting it in the best possible way.
All in all the fledgling political party needs to be congratulated. They have withstood the 'slings and arrows of outrageous fortune' fairly well so far and appear poised to gain in strength. Every attack by fat cats such as Arnab Goswami (who by now seems to be angling for a ministerial berth in the BJP Government such is his devotion to their cause) only serves to cement their love affair with the real Aam Aadmi. Long may it last and hopefully they will achieve some real change in the body politic in the months to come.
It comes as no surprise that the BJP has learnt nothing from the Bihar debacle. As I had predicted they continue to carry on as if nothing has happened. It is a measure of the party's failure to see beyond their noses that the kind of mess that has happened in Delhi continues to happen with alarming regularity. The party badly needs clear headed, logical and strategic thinkers.
Meanwhile the AAP continues to make steady progress. The odd even rule for cars in Delhi is a masterstroke. It is important to realise that Delhi's pollution is nothing short of a crisis and there is no room for half measures. There is also no time for long term steps however important they are to the city in the future. In the circumstances the idea of reducing the number of cars on the road is indeed a very good one. Naysayers such as the all time dolt Suhel Seth notwithstanding one can see a strong rally behind the AAP's program as the time approaches. Even the politically astute Police Commissioner has seen the way the wind is blowing and has half heartedly stepped into line. I suppose he realises that if the idea fails he will be the first to be blamed.
Outside Delhi the news from Punjab is looking all the better for the AAP. Clearly the public is really disillusioned with the SAD/BJP combine and the Congress does not seem to offer much of an alternative. Fertile ground for the AAP and they are exploiting it in the best possible way.
All in all the fledgling political party needs to be congratulated. They have withstood the 'slings and arrows of outrageous fortune' fairly well so far and appear poised to gain in strength. Every attack by fat cats such as Arnab Goswami (who by now seems to be angling for a ministerial berth in the BJP Government such is his devotion to their cause) only serves to cement their love affair with the real Aam Aadmi. Long may it last and hopefully they will achieve some real change in the body politic in the months to come.
