Texan Posted March 2, 2014 Posted March 2, 2014 I have personally known many AAP followers and after reading some posts from AAP followers here, I can see a common thread among all of them. Whenever anybody points out to them about how their party is not following their own rules, they resort to attacking the opposition. Earlier (before Delhi assembly elections) their target was Sheila Dikshit, now it is Narendra Modi. Instead of addressing the issues, they look at diverting attention. Here are some questions I had about this party, for which I have never received any credible explanation; neither through any of the media interactions AAP leaders have held nor through any of the AAP followers I have spoken to. 1. HIGH COMMAND CULTURE: AAP had laid down a process for selecting candidates for any elections. However, it looks like this process has been conveniently subverted and now, the party "high command" (read as Kejriwal, Sisodia, Bhushan, Y Yadav) decide on who contests from where. AAPians, instead of questioning why the party leaders have subverted this process, are hailing the high command for the candidates picked. 2. QUALITY OF CANDIDATES: The quality of the candidates picked raises several questions. Medha Patkar is a known anti-development activist. If Patkar had her way, India would be an even more agrarian economy than it is now and you and I and the rest of ICFers would be all ploughing fields right now. Is this what AAP wants? They also picked a candidate who threw a shoe in a press conference, which seems to indicate AAP is encouraging violent acts. We recently witnessed a new low in Parliament when a pepper spray was used. If this man makes it to Parliament, shoes and God knows what will be hurled. Is this what AAP wants? It appears to me that AAP has picked candidates that are good "headliners", whether in a good or bad way doesn't seem to matter. Then, there is Ashutosh, who was a very public supporter of FDI in retail and after joining AAP, made a 180-degree U-turn. Cynics of AAP may point out that that may be the precise quality of his that made him an ideal candidate. 3. RUSH IN QUITTING GOVERNMENT: AAP supporters argue that the rush in quitting government was a moral stand and Jan Lokpal was a do-or-die act. Well, let me ask you one question - are you more likely to pass Jan Lokpal when you are not in government or are you more likely to pass it when you are in government? Obviously, the answer is the latter. If BJP and Congress wanted AAP to follow the constitution and proceed with the bill, what was the hurry in quitting office? Couldn't you have just followed the necessary processes and at least tried to get the bill passed? How is it now going to be passed without a government? Even Omar Abdullah mentioned that there are certain bills that J&K cannot pass without the center's approval. They work with the center to get things done. But AAP does not seem to believe in working within the system. 4. SOMNATH BHARTI CONUNDRUM: This man has had multiple controversies, but seems to enjoy the patronage of the bosses at AAP. Whether it is his past questionable business practices involving spamming, or tampering with evidence, or the controversial raids, or the foul language he uses. If any other party had such a controversial central figure, AAP would have been up in arms against him. I feel AAP is doing more damage than good by keeping such a controversial figure within their ranks. Why persist with someone who only wants to hog the limelight? Or is that a well-thought decision because headlines, whether good or bad, can help the party build momentum. If you want to reply to these questions in a civil manner, then please do so. If your argument involves throwing muck on other parties, most notably Narendra Modi, then I have heard that stuff before and it still does not answer any of these questions.
randomGuy Posted March 2, 2014 Posted March 2, 2014 All these concerns have already been addressed in aap thread.
Texan Posted March 2, 2014 Author Posted March 2, 2014 If you expect me to go through a 109-page thread without pointing out exactly where, then that is not going to happen.
The Outsider Posted March 2, 2014 Posted March 2, 2014 LOL! Same ghisa pita rona. When I saw a new thread I thought it might have something new and half interesting.
Texan Posted March 2, 2014 Author Posted March 2, 2014 Obviously you don't have specific answers, so you resort to uncouth comments.
Raghav_12 Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 OP, if we had asked these kind of questions to establishments those have been ruling us for last 60 years, we would have needed AAP today.
Sachin=GOD Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 OP' date=' if we had asked these kind of questions to establishments those have been ruling us for last 60 years, we would have needed AAP today.[/quote'] That is not an answer to his questions.
gaurav92 Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 That is not an answer to his questions. They are all used to answering by "counter questions or claim on other parties" its in their blood you know :nice:
zubinpepsi Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 All these concerns have already been addressed in aap thread. LOL! Same ghisa pita rona. When I saw a new thread I thought it might have something new and half interesting. Answers are given to questions' date=' not rhetoric.[/quote']
Raghav_12 Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 That is not an answer to his questions. Message is when you not exercise your right of asking questions for decades together, you concede that moral right of asking questions.
Sachin=GOD Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 Message is when you not exercise your right of asking questions for decades together' date=' you concede that moral right of asking questions.[/quote'] lol....now people even need to concede the right to question AAP.
Sachin=GOD Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 Here are a few questions I had asked in the AAP thread yesterday but predictable I had not received any answer: A few weeks ago AAP released a list of politicians who were corrupt. I am still waiting for any actual proof to be presented by AAP. A few days ago Kejriwal produced a chit of paper and read out Mukesh Ambani's swiss bank account number - I am still waiting for proof from the AAP as whether it really was the real Swiss Bank Account Number. AAP has till now released the names of quite a few candidates for the Lok Sabha elections but not even in a SINGLE constituency has it followed its own rule of giving people the option of 4-5 candidates and then letting the people choose the final candidate (as it did for the Delhi Assembly Elections). They have also not released the critieria on the basis of which they have finalized the candidates in seats where in some cases as many as 50 or 60 people had applied but the tickets went to famous names or senior AAP leaders.
Sachin=GOD Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 Message is when you not exercise your right of asking questions for decades together' date=' you concede that moral right of asking questions.[/quote'] BTW I guess the next step from here should be that all of us should also concede our right to vote since we have voted for BJP/Cong for decades, right?
Raghav_12 Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 BTW I guess the next step from here should be that all of us should also concede our right to vote since we have voted for BJP/Cong for decades' date=' right?[/quote'] well.. you are not able to draw clear analogy. My point was they didn't ask questions for decades, so they have conceded the right of asking question. Right analogy would have been if they didn't vote for many decades, voting rights can be taken away. Not the one which you mentioned, that voting rights should be taken away because they voted for Congress/BJP. Hope you would pay more attention while posting in future.
Sachin=GOD Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 well.. you are not able to draw clear analogy. My point was they didn't ask questions for decades, so they have conceded the right of asking question. Right analogy would have been if they didn't vote for many decades, voting rights can be taken away. Not the one which you mentioned, that voting rights should be taken away because they voted for Congress/BJP. Hope you would pay more attention while posting in future. Okay, i got the wrong analogy. Now will you answer my questions (or the ones asked in the OP) instead of running around like a scared chicken?
zubinpepsi Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 Message is when you not exercise your right of asking questions for decades together' date=' you concede that moral right of asking questions.[/quote'] :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: oww dear.. u cant be serious...
JaiRamesh2 Posted March 5, 2014 Posted March 5, 2014 Why Kejri never says a word about madamji Sonia Gandhi? :hmmm:
asterix Posted March 5, 2014 Posted March 5, 2014 Why Kejri never says a word about madamji Sonia Gandhi? :hmmm: Because according to them 'tards, the fight is now between Modi and Kejri... They've already defeated Congress...
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