Arvind Kejriwal, famed anti- corruption activist, recently separated
from Team Anna and formed a political party of his own. He has not declared the
name as yet, and is expected to do so on November 16th, the day the
Constitution was originally adopted in India. Kejriwal’s political party has
thrown allegations at various important politicians as well as their families.
These charges include blaming Robert Vadra, INC chief Sonia Gandhi’s son- in-
law, for corrupt land deals, blaming the Delhi CM Sheila Dixit for a power-
related scandal, blaming Law minister Salman Khurshid of illegal handling of
donations meant for his NGO, and many others. He also plans to reveal proof of
corruption in other sectors of Indian politics within the next few months.
I do support his decision of forming a party as I believe that if
Kejriwal, or anyone else, wants to really make a difference in the country,
then they all have the right to form a party or compete in an election so that
they can make positive changes in the nation. However, making so many
allegations that people have indulged in corruption is not something I support,
for I find it hard to believe that the people of the nation would always choose
corrupt people to lead them.
I feel that if Kejriwal really wants to improve India, then instead
of simply trying to weed out corrupt politicians, he should also look at the
other problems that the nation is facing today such as poverty, discrimination,
etc. Also, I don’t approve of certain actions he has taken that go against my
notions of democracy and an egalitarian society by making it seem as if he is a
VIP and is above the law. I feel that instead of publicly insulting the
politicians and taking illegal steps against them he should simply file an FIR
and take the accused to court, like any normal citizen would have.
-Malak Khan 8B
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