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Ordinary men: On the AAP and the need for introspection

AAP needs to go by what it demands of other parties

The Delhi police have arrested a personal aide of Delhi Chief Minister and National Convenor (संयोजक), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Arvind Kejriwal, following allegations of the aide assaulting (हमला) a Rajya Sabha member of the AAP, Swati Maliwal. Accusations made by Ms. Maliwal against the aide, Bibhav Kumar, are of a serious nature. In a public statement, she has said that Mr. Kumar beat her “brutally” and “slapped and kicked” her. AAP leader Sanjay Singh had in a public statement, on May 14, said that the aide had “misbehaved” and “acted indecently” with Ms. Maliwal, when she arrived at Mr. Kejriwal’s official residence to meet him. Mr. Singh went on to add that Mr. Kejriwal had taken note of the incident and that “strict action” would follow. But that was not how events unfolded. The AAP did not act against Mr. Kumar and Ms. Maliwal filed a police complaint, leading to his arrest. In an abrupt (अचानक) change of tune, the AAP now accuses Ms. Maliwal, who has been an associate of Mr. Kejriwal for two decades, of being a “pawn” of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The BJP has waded (Walk through water or another substance that impedes movement) into the troubled waters, and the Congress has reminded Mr. Kejriwal that he had campaigned for laws that gave precedence (प्राथमिकता) to a woman’s words in a case of assault.

A media trial or a political tug of war cannot determine the truth. A professional, unbiased (निष्पक्ष) investigation can. The position of the BJP which is in power at the Centre and controls the Delhi police should not be allowed to influence the investigation. In fact, the BJP’s outrage here is hypocritical, considering its muted reaction to more serious allegations against Prajwal Revanna, a sitting MP of its ally, the Janata Dal (Secular). Mr. Kejriwal also must speak up on the issue. Continuing silence or making rhetorical allegations against the BJP is not the answer. The AAP that rose to prominence as part of a response to the decadence of politics in India, is today facing the catalogue of charges it had stuck on all other parties — from corruption and nepotism to authoritarianism and toxic masculinity (पुरुषत्व). Despite being around for over a decade, it remains insulated (अछूता करना) from public scrutiny or internal accountability. It has no organisational structures of decision-making, and often takes recourse to arbitrary (मनमाना) measures. Irrespective of the outcome of the Maliwal case, and quite apart from the BJP’s tendency to use enforcement agencies for political purposes, the AAP needs to do some serious introspection (आत्मनिरीक्षण).

Courtesy: The Hindu

Important Word List With Meaning

1.Introspection (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - आत्मनिरीक्षण
English Meaning - The examination of one's own thoughts and feelings.

2.Convenor (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - संयोजक
English Meaning - A person who calls people together for meetings or heads a committee.

3.Assault (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - हमला
English Meaning - A physical attack or a concerted effort to do something demanding.

4.Abrupt (Adjective)

Hindi Meaning - अचानक
English Meaning - Sudden and unexpected.

5.Precedence (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - प्राथमिकता
English Meaning - The condition of being considered more important than someone or something else; priority in importance, order, or rank.

6.Unbiased (Adjective)

Hindi Meaning - निष्पक्ष
English Meaning - Showing no prejudice for or against something; impartial.

7.Arbitrary (Adjective)

Hindi Meaning - मनमाना
English Meaning - Based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.

8.Insulate (Verb)

Hindi Meaning - अछूता करना
English Meaning - To protect (something) by interposing material that prevents the loss of heat or the intrusion of sound.

9.Masculine (Adjective)

Hindi Meaning - पुरुषत्व
English Meaning - Having qualities or appearance traditionally associated with men, especially strength and aggressiveness.

10.Wade (Verb)

English Meaning - Walk through water or another substance that impedes movement.