Return of VP Singh

’10 reasons why BJP lost’‘5 reasons why AAP won’50 reasons why Congress was decapitated’‘A million reason why Kiran was not the right choice’
Media, especially the internet is abuzz with such articles. Everyone with an access to a computer is sharing his viewpoint. And why not, we are a democracy and the constitution guarantees ‘right to speech.’ Ask any Indian, including me, and we would go ballistic about our rights. Ask the same set of Indians, including me, about the duty part and silently we would excuse ourselves. Somewhere the real reason to the win or loss of the 2015 election results, lies in the tussle between right and duties. Let me try elucidating upon the same.
The greedy rebel Remember VP Singh? Yes, the Congress leader who started his political career being a part of Sanjay Gandhi’s kitchen cabinet. Owing to his drink fixing skills, he was made the CM of the largest state of India, Uttar Pradesh. But little did anyone know that the bartender was fixing something more potent than his mentors could ever handle. A diabolic social equation that would divide the country forever, wedging a deep divide between castes and communities, polarizing them and in turn ensuring a cakewalk to the PM’s seat. Needless to mention, how Mandal Commission permanently divided the country, upsetting its precariously balanced social fulcrum. Disruptive politics at its worst.
The reason Why did he do it? Simple, owing to his greed, ambition and lack of choices. Before you disagree, I would like to pause this discourse. Fast forward to the year 2013, Anna movement, the whole country getting together to fight corruption. The setting was perfect as a scam plagued nation wanted a crusader to show them the much needed ray of hope. Who better than the Gandhian Anna. Arvind and Kiran were in his kitchen cabinet. The urban, erudite and middle class face of the movement. Armed with coveted degrees, awards and aspirational background, they captured the imagination of an entire nation. Congress was the establishment and the trio of Anna, Arvind, Kiran , the anti-establishment brigade with whom every average Indian identified with. With years of ruling experience, Congress tactfully handled the moment and in no time it fizzled out. Anna retraced his step but Arvind had tasted blood. On the ill advise of his own coterie, he floated a party and became a political party, albeit with a difference. Delhi state was still throbbing with Anto corruption movement. People were angry and they wanted a change. Arvind cashed on it and made his political debut with 28 seats.
The journey Fair enough. A middle class, educated man with balls of steel to take on the system. Kudos to him. But then suddenly the activist in him was made to govern. But for the post of Mess Secretary which he held during his IIT days, he had no management experience. He cringed with fear. The same fear was felt by his team members too. Most of them drawn from various fields were novices to the corridors of power. Out of choice, he resorted to what he knew best—agitation. Playing to the gallery, he did all sort of antics—getting on electricity poles and cutting power connections, protesting in front of Jantar Mantar and the list goes on. When it got too hot for him to handle, he just quit. I wouldn't go to the Lok Sabha debacle election part as the ill times, ill-advised move is well known.
Out in the open, wet and cold, he had no place to go. He needed a comeback plot. A strategy which could take on the might of Modi and his development saga. Was there one? The whole country was singing the tune of development and good governance. Arvind had none.
Revisiting past History is an excellent teacher. But it takes a wise man to pick the right chapters. Knowing Arvind and his anti-establishment ways, for sure he sought what he wanted—Disruption. In no time, a strategy was formed and forged. Part of the AAP think tank is a sane lot. I am sure they would have known and debated the consequences of the route on which they wanted to embark on. But then greed becomes too overpowering at times. Taking a cue from VP Singh era, which saw a rebel rise to power in no time and conquer the PM’s chair, 
APP started its dangerous campaign. A campaign to focus on the poor, marginalized and the minority vote bank. To lure them with freebies, lollipops and promises, to make them feel cared for and special. Everything in the state was promised for free—electricity to water, housing to hospital. Inhabitants of the unauthorized colony, migrants, slum dwellers, the rickshaw pullers, cart owners, hawkers went ballistic. To them Arvind was their only ray of hope. 
The support was polarizing fast. Modi’s pragmatic speeches of job, progress were not making any sense. After all, who would like to work and earn if there was this man, who looked like one of them and promising everything for free.
Government of non-tax payers In no time with aggressive door to door campaign , following the footsteps of VP Singh, Arvind successfully divided Delhi into two parts—have and have nots. A master stroke as powerful as the one played by VP Singh some 20 years back. Every single man or woman, most of them who never paid a pie as tax wanted to see him as the CM. Without being a statistician, you would know that minority votes, dalit votes, votes of the underprivileged constitute a large part of the fifty percent vote share bagged by AAP. Is it fair for a democracy to be ruled by a representative of non-tax payers who formulate policies at the cost of tax payers in interest of non-tax payers? To me it is not acceptable. What would Kejriwal deliver to me? Dharnas? Agitations? Demonstrations?
Ladies and gentlemen, may I present to you… A mediocre public servant, a biased journalist, a stage poet, a someone from nowhere and the motely crowd never ceases to surprise you.  I shudder at the thought of the B grade poet being a minister, or the more salt and less pepper haired gentleman unleashing his vitriolic tongue while addressing his staff. There are men with vision too. Yogendra Yadav seems to be a very balanced and articulate, very statesman like person. So is Manish Sisodia. But then with such a brute majority, I am afraid the Somnath Bhartis would prevail.  
VP Singh’s greed permanently damaged the fabric of this country. I am afraid that lofty ambitions of Arvind could dent the capital city too. Be honest and tell me, would you like Delhi to be known for its history, infra, glitz and glamour or to be known for its largest unauthorized colonies, slums, agitation and unpredictability?
 I guess the day is not far when t-shirts would read “AAP ki Dilli, Legi Jaan”