The astonishing debut of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in New Delhi is talk of the town today. The result of party’s creative election campaign and its direct involvement with citizens is outstanding. AAP has proved age old norm of politics that it takes decades to build up a political party and big names are needed to create party identity don’t work anymore. The generation Y of India is wise enough to take bold steps to change the current political scenario in the nation. IBN-Lokmat explores the successful journey of AAP during exclusive interaction with AAP member Yogendra Yadav in ‘Gupit Aithihasik Vijayache’.
Patients of Delhiites were tested to the limit with ongoing corruption, rising crimes against women, rigid dynastic politics, innumerous scams coming out every day and upset with elite class VIP politicians who refuse to listen to common man. Fed up with the earlier political set up, people of Delhi have decided to opt for their own transformation.
AAP addressed most of the above mentioned issues during their campaign. AAP has grassroots connect. They realized that huge section of the city’s masses do not have usual availability of basic civil facilities such as water, electricity and healthcare. The AAP has gauged this population wisely. They promised them ample water, interrupted power supply and sufficient healthcare services. Plus, if we look at top line up of AAP leaders like Arvind Kejriwal, Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan, we realize that all of them have humble middle class background and they are highly qualified. This appealed to the public.
Yogendra Singh Yadav is well known as an Indian social scientist. In 2011, he was associated with the famous nationwide anti-corruption protests and later he joined the Aam Aadmi Party. He has done profound academic research in democratic theory, election studies, survey research, political theory, modern Indian political thought and Indian socialism. Yogendra Singh Yadav has also been a member of the National Advisory Council for the implementation of the Right to Education Act in 2010. He has published many academic papers in various books and journals and has written over two hundred articles in newspapers and magazines.
Tune into Gupit Aithihasik Vijayache, on Saturday 14th December 9.30 pm and re-telecasted on Sunday 11 am & 5 pmonly on IBN-Lokmat.