Kya apna time aayega???

(From the title, you must have got an idea about the subject. Of course, General Elections are around the corner and the subject that is over the internet is 'Indian Politics'. Having said that, I would like to understand what is that the common man or public is looking for in the General Elections 2019. In the title of this blog, Apna means Public ka. The tapori Munna in the evergreen movie Rangeela says ‘Apun Public hai, apun kisiko kuchh bhi bol sakta hai.’)

In most of the competitive exams, we have Multiple Choice Questions with four choices. Sometimes we don’t know the answer, but we feel that the other three choices are wrong and so we eliminate them, and thus selecting the remaining option. In this upcoming General Election also, most of the voters opine that they don’t know who would be the right choice for the nation, but they know for sure that a few of them are not the right choice, so we are eliminating the options that we think are not suitable. The ones who are selecting the options are termed as Bhakts or Khangressi or Aaptards.

Also, in 2014 General Elections, it was elimination method used to prohibit dynasty politics or corruption to come to Power. The present PM was the most promising alternative and hence he won the match. No doubt he is a great Marketer and a good orator akin an MLM Motivator, but many Indians like me are now fed up of those same talks and anecdotes ( I have attended enough of motivational talks and have occasionally delivered some). In 2014, although the agenda was Development but the bottom-line was Hindu Identity. People had a Feel Good factor after voting BJP, as they wanted to bring change. There was another factor which created awareness in the people especially youth. It was Anna Andolan in 2011 and the rise of Anti-Corruption crusador Arvind Kejriwal in 2012. In December 2013, after AAP got 28 sets in Delhi and Arvind Kejriwal defeated the undefeatable Sheila Dixit, there was an enthusiasm in public that a common Man educated from IIT having no background of active politics can reach the top post in the state. However, the enthusiastic public particularly in the age group of 20-35 years supported the fire brand orator Narendra Modi having a support of political party named BJP for national polls. Kejriwal being a novice in politics was not considered for the top post by the public and therefore the direct competitor of Modi was with another novice Rahul Gandhi. RaGa’s PR was so poorly managed that his interview with The India wants to know journalist costed him the young votes. And still the young generation feels that he has a long way to go, albeit his intentions may be good. Intention was the real reason why the present government was able to garner the support of majority, social media was successful in portraying the noble intentions. Nobody expected those 15 Lakh Rupees to be deposited in their accounts, but the upper middle class who has flourished after the financial reforms doesn’t want to lose their 15 Lakh/annum salary package. However, from the industry reports it appears that it would be impossible to enhance that package and difficult to retain the jobs, as no new jobs are being created. So Achhe Din was a reverie. 

The optimistic guys who used to post articles on the improvement of Economy after Modi Rule are now silent and forget about the Rs. 15 lakh promise, for them the Rs. 72000 per year appears to be a jumla. The reason is that when it was regarding the 15 lakh announcement, Public was just being optimistic about Apna Time Aayega, now they are being realistic. Now they are quite sure that Apna Time abhi nahi aayega, jo bhi chunke aayega usika time aayega. Because the difference in the last poll and this poll is that the optimism has waned although the competition remains the same but the enthusiasm has a bit reduced and there is no NEW Anna or Kejriwal to infuse a new enthusiasm in the public which has got divided into Bhakts aka Chowkidars and Congressi aka Berojgars.

A lot of readers reading this piece of article will try to typecast me as either liberal or right wing activist, but can we not look at the political situation objectively than emotionally? Can we not discuss the objectives we wanted to achieve five years ago versus the achievements, as we do in our workplaces? They say, when every logical argument fails, religion or national security has to emerge as key issues. In the movies of late nineties there used to be Videshi Taakat ka haath dialogue with every corrupt politician. Are we seeing that in reality now? It’s high time we, the people of India have to awaken and become responsible citizens. Vote responsibly and logically.

Jai Hind!