The suspension of the three policemen, who were absolutely right in refusing the demands of the ministers, will not make Delhi Police more responsible overnight. Neither will Delhi Police come under state government’s jurisdiction overnight even though it is a justified demand. Things take time, as admitted by Kejriwal in his oath taking ceremony speech. The fact is that the Kejriwal government has bigger plans. Over the weekend, he gave several interviews in all of which he said that his government was quite ready to quit the office.
The strangest of the things is happening in the national capital. The chief minister of Delhi is sitting on a dharna against the central government to get the policing of the state under him. He has forgotten that he is the bearer of an office which can pass resolutions and ordinances and take constitutional routes to do what it wants rather than doing activism.
It is an ego-battle for the party whose two ministers were not able to dictate the police. Worst is the fact that chief minister Kejriwal is supporting them in letter and spirit and creating a chaos right before the Republic Day celebrations – a terror target ceremony – in the national capital.
The suspension of the three policemen, who were absolutely right in refusing the demands of the ministers, will not make Delhi Police more responsible overnight. Neither will Delhi Police come under state government’s jurisdiction overnight even though it is a justified demand. Things take time, as admitted by Kejriwal in his oath taking ceremony speech.
“There is no magic wand”, he had said, but he expects it to be in the hand of the union home minister and wants instant justice. In addition to that, he holds the gun of protest on the head of whoever he wants to do his work. This is not the sign of a democrat, neither is this a sign of an activist.
As accepted by Kejriwal and his team, they are anarchists. They have created chaos and want to rule by their whims. But what they do not admit is that they see a big opportunity in this dharna.
What if the Congress party takes away the support that it is till now extending to the Kejriwal government despite his multiple shoe hurling? What if the Delhi Police and AAP entangle themselves in any untoward incident, say like baton charging?
The fact is that the Kejriwal government has bigger plans. Over the weekend, he gave several interviews in all of which he said that his government was quite ready to quit the office.
Sarkar ko kal girna hai, to aaj gir jaaye’ (if the government has to fall tomorrow, let it fall today); ‘we are not hungry for power’ were two recurring themes in the interviews. These are not words that someone who is determined to usher in change will use, even if it is in response to questions.
Kejriwal has made it clear again that he will contest lok sabha elections if needed by the party. And we all know that the chorus of his fighting for the top post had been growing high in his party. Delhi was just a trial for him where he wanted to know whether the junta will help him realize his dream or not. Now he wants a bigger seat.
All that he needed was to prove himself being chief minister of Delhi. But Kejriwal has less timein hand for the general elections are just few months away.
If Congress takes away the support, Kejriwal government will go down as martyr saying that they were not given ample time, only to return with a bigger mandate. If the Delhi Police baton charges the AAP activists, which AAP tried hard to prove yesterday, they will take away whatever faith the public. has in the police and get what they want.
The confrontation could have easily been defused with more sober voices within AAP. But when leaders like Yogendra Yadav justify the illegal activism put up by lawmakers and chief minister himself shoving a letter of anonymous origin to your face, you start thinking it is a mistake.
