(read my views below)
AAP leaders may wish otherwise but a Hindustan Times-C fore survey on Saturday revealed that 83% respondents feel that the rift in the party is hurting the image of Arvind Kejriwal's government.
Fifty-five per cent of 2,036 people surveyed said Kejriwal was turning AAP into a one-leader party.
In fact, 37% respondents blamed Kejriwal for the internal squabble and 25% thought his supporters were responsible. While 13% felt both groups were equally responsible for the turmoil, 16% felt it was the fault of Yadav and Bhushan.
The rift in the party became visible when Yadav called Kejriwal a dictator in a letter last June.
Now with both of them at loggerheads with the Kejriwal camp, 70% respondents felt the infighting was taking the focus away from the poll promises. Only 23% disagreed while the rest couldn't decide. Also, few seemed impressed with the performance of the AAP government in the first month.
Six per cent respondents rated the performance of the Delhi government over last one month as excellent, 22% thought it was good though 34% called it average. While 21% of those surveyed did not have an opinion, 17% found the government's show poor.
AAP founder members Yadav and Bhushan, who had challenged Kejriwal's leadership, were on Saturday removed from the party's powerful national executive by an overwhelming majority at the national council meet, a move slammed as "murder of democracy" by the duo.
Amid high drama, a resolution to remove the two dissident leaders was passed by around 230 of around 300 national council members present in the meeting.
After making an emotional speech, party convenor Kejriwal left the venue before the resolution to remove the two leaders was introduced by Manish Sisodia.
As the action unfolded Saturday, HT also ran online polls asking its readers whether the duel is going to affect party's image and how do they rate the government's performance.
According to one online poll — the respondents for which volunteered and were not chosen scientifically — 81.98% respondents feel that the rift in AAP is hurting the image of Kejriwal's government. 48.76% people feel that Kejriwal is responsible for the internal squabble in AAP whereas 21.29% feel Bhushan and Yadav are responsible for the squabble. While 10.79% felt Kejriwal's supporters were responsible, 16.63% felt all of them were to be blamed.
79.66% respondents think Kejriwal is trying to turn AAP into a one-leader party whereas 16.08% disagree. Only 4.26% said they couldn't decide.
On being asked if infighting in AAP is taking the focus away from the poll promises made to the citizens of Delhi, 81.7% people said yes. 14.6% respondents disagreed whereas 3.7% had no opinion.
When asked to rate the performance of the Kejriwal government over the last one month, a massive 55.61% people gave poor rating and only 9.69% termed it excellent. 10.42% respondents said the government performed good whereas 17.17% rated it average. 7.11% respondents had no opinion.
http://www.hindustantimes.com/newdelhi/ht-poll-81-98-people-feel-kejriwal-govt-s-image-has-taken-a-hit/article1-1331690.aspx
AAP removes Ramdas as Lokpal, Bhushan from disciplinary panel -Business Standard-29.03.2015
The Aam Aadmi Party today removed party’s internal Lokpal Admiral L Ramdas and Prashant Bhushan as the chief of National Disciplinary Committee, a day after the latter and senior leader Yogendra Yadav were expelled from the National Executive (NE).
At an “emergency” NE meeting here, the party removed former navy chief Ramdas from the internal Lokpal and set up a new Lokpal panel, comprising former IPS officers N Dilip Kumar and Rakesh Sinha and educationist S P Verma.
“All these people have given their consent to be part of the party’s Lokpal panel,” party’s national secretary Pankaj Gupta said.
The AAP National Executive, while sacking Bhushan from the disciplinary committee, decided to replace him by a three —member panel headed by Dinesh Waghela. The other members are Arvind Kejriwal loyalist Ashish Khetan and national secretary Pankaj Gupta.
The removal of Ramdas came a day after he was sent an SMS asking him not to attend the National Council meeting to avoid “confrontation“.
Miffed over the snub, he then wrote a letter to the Political Affairs Committee criticising the leadership.
Ramdas said he had come from his village in Maharashtra to attend the meet. However, he said he would not attend the meet to “honour” the party’s request.
The AAP body also announced a committee that will take care of the April 22 agitation against the Land Acquisition Bill, when the party plans to gherao Parliament on the issue.
This committee comprises Ilyas Azmi, Prem Singh Pahadi, Yogesh Dahiya, Somendra Dhaka, Gurnam Singh and Kiran Vissa, which would decide on the details of the agitation programme.
The party has also formed a committee under the leadership of senior leader and PAC member Sanjay Singh to look into expansion of the organisation in other states.
Kejriwal And Aam Admi Party in My Opinion
It is Mr. Yadav who prepared ground for forming political party and it is Mr. Bhusan who not only damaged hundred year old National party called as Congress Party by exposing various scams in courts , he also contributed a lot in drafting of Jan Lokpal Bill .These two stalwarts like Yadav and Bhusan cannot be taken lightly and they have huge potential to motivate voters and volunteers of the party and they have sufficient talent to malign the image of Kejriwal and his followers. These two can disturb the peace of Mr. Kejriwal and his followers. It depends on them what role they will play, constructive by forming new party or destructive by initiating legal and social action against AAP survival.
Mr. Kejriwal is misguided by a few flatterers who surrounded him all the time during all meetings of the party. He is in wrong impression that all four expelled members were indulged in anti party activities. Party should at least keep in mind that his party won 67 out of 70 seats in Delhi and it could not be possible if there were enemies within the party and if core members like Mr. Yadav or Bhusan and other volunteers were engaged in anti party activities. Kejriwal did not try to bring opposing members in mainstream. He failed to persuade them to follow the line of action which majority of PAC or NC wanted. He failed to pacify the quarrelling members.
Mr. Kejriwal enjoys supremacy and undented majority in the party and he could have rejected any proposal of Mr. Yadav or that of Mr. Bhusan in democratic way. He used to talk of consulting voters and villagers of the area before taking any decision and before selecting any candidate. He used to say that he is not king, real King is common men. But in reality, he failed to give value to his own fellow members and core founder members who were part of PAC and NC. Important and core members like Kiren Bedi, Sazia Ilmi, Binni and many other left the party.Mr. Kejriwal has been discarded even by Mr. Anna Hazare who led the mass movement againt Corruption.
Normally in all parties such ego problems comes but a successful leader prevail upon them by hook or by crook. Mr. Narendra Modi was facing false and fabricated abusing by media and Non-BJP parties in all forums and he faced the humiliating treatment at all levels for a decade and more. Since he was true in his approach and in intention, he ultimately won the game. It is sad that even after becoming Prime Ministers of India dirty politicians of opposing camp and dirty media men are still engaged in maligning Mr. Narendra Modi rightly or wrongly. There is no doubt in it that there are still many within BJP who dislike Modi's style of functioning. A person of national stature in a country like India where freedom of speech is without any regulation and without any check point has to face such propaganda . A genuine leader however shines as much as he is rubbed by opponents. Not only Mr. Modi, even leaders like iron lady Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, V P Singh, Morar ji Desai , Jai Prakash Narayan had several opponents inside as well as outside their party.
Mr. Kejriwal is a clean , dry honest, devoted and humble person with full of patriotism . There is no doubt in it and more than ninety percent of AAP followers have full trust on his intention. I may say confidently and firmly that there was none to replace Mr Kejriwal in his party and there was none to challenge his supremacy in the party. One may say without any hesitation that without Mr. Kejriwal , party is full zero . There was no challenge to him from any corner of the country . But Mr. Kejriwal failed to use his unchallenged status in managing the crisis He always tried to keep him away from crisis. When his part needed him much to resolve the crisis he went to Bangalore for treatment..
Mr. Arvind Kejriwal failed to run the government during his last tenure .He failed to pacify the anger of warring members in PAC meeting and he failed to pacify by his speech the members of National council meeting. He failed to convince PAC and NC that expelled members were in wrong path and neither did he give opportunity to expelled members to prove that they are right and Mr. Kejriwal is wrong. Mr Kejriwal delivered his speech in NC meeting and left the meeting. He did not think it wise to listen to views of accused members.
Even judiciary give full time and full opportunity to all accused to prove that they are not guilty. It is the basic need of any judicial course of action .
Mr. Kejriwal failed to shed personal ego and failed to dilute the anger of his own followers who were bent upon expelling Mr. Yadav by hook or by crook. In this way he always failed to keep his small team united and keep all founder members intact. Several good followers of AAP have deserted the party during last few months and several others will leave the party gradually.
I therefore feel that Mr. Kejriwal has opened Pandora's box by expelling important and core members of the party. Now litigation and anti party activities will rise to unlimited extent. Mr. Kejriwal will not be able to function peacefully and it is the residents of Delhi who will have to face the consequences. New problems will arise daily and new opponents will come forward slowly because of the fact that Mr. Kejriwal have not learnt to create consensus and neither he knows the art of dictating the party boldly and courageously without inviting dissidents and without repercussion.
Split of the party which took place on auspicious Ramnavmi Day on 28th March 2015 is not full and final , it is rather the beginning of braking of the party and it is the beginning of the end of the party. Only positive minded person can expect good results from such dirty activities and dirty game played by members of the party and only hard-core and blind supporters of AAP can dream of its growth in other parts of the country or its success in Delhi if inner party indiscipline continues in the same fashion. Allegation and counter allegation will spoil precious time of top leaders and the party and voters of Delhi will be deprived of service for which they are eagerly awaiting .
I lastly appeal Mr Arvind Kejriwal , Chief Minister of Delhi to apply all energy on governance and try to rebuild party's image .
I hope Mr Yadav and Mr. Bhusan will also stop maligning party's image. Work is supreme.
I appeal Mr. Kejriwal and his followers and volunteers to dilute their Personal ego and shed their difference of mind and work together .
Bad image created by current episode may be set aside by good work only. Please stop criticising others and focus on services to be extended to voters of Delhi as promised during election campaign.
AAP crisis: top 10 developments-The Hindu
| 1 | AAP removes Prashant Bhushan from the National Discplinary Committee. |
| 2 | Medha Patkar resigns from AAP's primary membership. |
| 3 | Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare says the fiasco is entirely the AAP’s “internal affair”. |
| 4 | Mr. Yadav’s supporters Anand Kumar and Ajit Jha also removed from the National Executive. |
| 5 | Sources say Yogendra Yadav, Prashant Bhushan and Anand Kumar found guilty of planting false stories in the press. |
| 6 | A report of the AAP Delhi unit questioning Mr. Yadav’s and Mr. Bhushan’s “style of functioning” tabled at the meeting. |
| 7 | “Every MLA was given ten buses to get supporters to heckle me; what is happening to the movement is sad,” says Mr. Yadav. |
| 8 | Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan are still party members and have only been removed the National Executive. |
| 9 | "All options open, including going to Election Commission", says Mr. Bhushan. |
| 10 | "There was gundagiri (hooliganism) at AAP national council meeting and Kejriwal did nothing to stop it," says Mr. Yadav |
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