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One wisecrack going around in the net said ,’everyone is happy with the Delhi election results .AAP is happy they won,Congress is happy BJP got a drubbing and BJP is happy because Congress lost its deposits in most constituencies.’
AAP’s hattrick had a lot to do with the work it has done but also the smart election communication.Credit has to be given to Prashant Kishore as well.
I have been in the heartland for a little over a year I am yet to see a clear intent in the political parties that run for election in these places.Most of India has become comfortable with getting votes for rhetoric’s and other dynamics and once in power they seem to lose their bearing completely.
It took a practical IIT graduate to actually lay down a road map for different kind of politics to resonate with the public.My hunch is that the huge amount of fund used for the publicity of the work done helped.
India still has a large population of people who blindly follow maverick godmen who end up in jails.So much to be said about the public that when the dark deeds are out in the open they continue to follow them.
In the last elections ,like I normally do ,I spoke to a lot of people..Ordinary ,salt of the earth folks ....they seemed so full of aspiration and hope as they voted for the current government.On and off I am at awe of some pertinant issues they seem to address.
One of the issues that has come through recently is that of the old people in families being entitled to be looked after.They have addressed a major issue which is relevant in these parts  but I am yet to see anyone being penalised for it.
The other day I saw a news clip which said that some kind of control was in order for insecticide production.It brought me immense joy.
I take a lot of time on purpose to take sides.Politics is a messy game.There are no black and white ,and grey remains grey for all it is worth.
Power is such a flimsy thing here today ,gone tomorrow and then one has all of  history that will forever judge you.
I remember a greeting card my mom received from one of her children. ,’I pass through this world but once,whatever good I can do let me do it.’
May it be so for the power brokers of the land and for the sake of the billion poor .I don’t care whether you are left or right but one”s intent needs to be stellar after all it has to pass through fire and God is no respecter  of persons.




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