AAP Kaanto Ka Taj Hain, Walking on Ambedkar’s Path of Sangharsh and Seva: Arvind Kejriwal to Cadre

“Whoever comes into the party must understand that this is a crown of thorns (kaanto ka taj hai),” Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal advised celebration legislators and office-bearers within the celebration headquarters on the event of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar’s demise anniversary on Wednesday.

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The 11-year-old celebration has the pictures of Ambedkar and Bhagat Singh prominently displayed in its workplaces in each Punjab and Delhi. Kejriwal has usually spoken concerning the lives of each in his public speeches and right this moment was one other such event. The chief minister mentioned, “There were two mantras of Babasaheb’s life — sangharsh and seva. These two apply to us. When we won 67 out of 70 seats, I had thought that now the struggle is over and we can serve people. However, the manner in which they harassed us, did not allow us to work, created so many obstacles, brought one law after another snatching our powers, stripped us of our powers…but we continued to perform. Then, I started thinking that the AAP was born to struggle.”.”

ON THE CRISIS

Kejriwal pointed on the difficult scenario that the celebration finds itself in, with 4 of its key leaders in jail, the sword hanging on the heads of others and drew parallels with Ambedkar’s life and the latter’s refusal to compromise. “Today, four of your leaders are in jail. If they were to compromise and join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), they will be out in two days. Look at Manish Sisodia, his son is in Canada and there is no one to take care of his ailing wife. However, he is still behind bars for the past 10 months. If Manish Sisodia were to join hands with the BJP, he would live a good life. Lekin nahi. Babasaheb Ambedkar ke chele hain…mar jayenge, kat jayenge, par jhukenge nahi (We are the disciples of Baba Saheb Ambedkar, we will not compromise no matter the price we have to pay).”

Kejriwal implied that every one it took for AAP’s jailed leaders to be shortly out was a “compromise” with the BJP, nevertheless, they refused to achieve this.

“We are here to fight for the country. We will not compromise on our ideals just like Ambedkar never did. We will not compromise the interest of our country. The second is service… We must understand that we have been given power to serve the people of the country and understand that arrogance will lead to downfall,” the AAP supremo reminded celebration office-bearers. He additionally mentioned that regardless of the various hurdles being created, Delhi would stay an AAP bastion. “No one can snatch Delhi from you. They may create obstacles.”

‘PARTIES COPIED OUR GUARANTEES’

Claiming that AAP was the one celebration that had a powerful focus on reforming authorities faculties and making high quality schooling accessible to the poor, Kejriwal argued, “Look at this even today- all these parties have stolen our agenda. We were the first who told people about ‘Kejriwal’s guarantee’. Now, both parties (the BJP and the Congress) are talking about guarantees… ghoshana patra, sankalp patra, manifesto sab gayab… guarantee. All are talking about guarantees, all are talking about free electricity etc. however, no one is talking about education. Only the AAP can give a guarantee of education. Why? We are Ambedkar’s disciples.”

‘ON EDU AGENDA’

The AAP supremo additionally careworn on the standard, non-political roots of many of its leaders starting with himself and argued that good schooling was certainly the panacea to get out of poverty. “My father, my mother, my grandmother, my grandfather, my aunts and uncles, there is not a single person in politics in my family. Our MLAs have come from ordinary families. We understand the value of education that if one person in family gets good education, it ensures that the family sees better days. And, if children in a family fail to get education, then that family continues to remain poor for generations together.”

The chief minister alleged that conventional political events have knowingly disadvantaged individuals of good high quality schooling. “The more I think about this the more I feel that knowingly, the people of the country were kept uneducated. If within five-seven years, the AAP government in Delhi can give good quality education to 2 crore people, then, in 75 years, could 140 crore people not have been given good education?”

Kejriwal additionally dwelled on the life of Dr B R Ambedkar starting with the latter’s childhood days on how he had to battle each poverty and untouchability and the emphasis Ambedkar lay on good schooling. He mentioned,’ it’s our nation’s misfortune that he left us early. If he had lived for an additional 10 to 15 years, I imagine , he would have reformed all authorities faculties in his lifetime. In the previous 75 years, all these events destroyed authorities faculties. Education will not be half of their agenda. No celebration needs that the youngsters of the poor ought to get good schooling. The independence battle gave start to many stalwarts. Yet ,it was solely Ambedkar who gave a lot precedence to schooling as a result of he had gone by that have’.

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AAP minister Raaj Kumar Anand, former minister Rajendra Pal Gautam, MLAs Vishesh Ravi, Kuldeep Kumar, by the way all belonging to the Dalit group, together with RS MP Sandeep Pathak, MLA Dilip Pandey together with different office-bearers and staff had been current within the celebration workplace.

In the 2020 Delhi Assembly elections, the AAP had gained all 12 seats reserved for SC candidates. In reality, in 2013 , the primary election that AAP contested in Delhi, it had gained 9 of the 12 seats reserved for SC, with the Dalit voters shifting away from each the Congress and the BSP. With time, that development has solely turn into stronger.