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==Agenda==
==Agenda==
They plan to give power back to the people of India by creating systems whereby elected politicians will be directly responsible to citizens of their constituency. To this effect, the AAP has suggested making systemic changes in the working of government to make it more transparent and accountable.
They plan to give power back to the people of India by creating systems whereby elected politicians will be directly responsible to their constituents. To this effect, the AAP has suggested making systemic changes in the working of government to make it more transparent and accountable.


{{as of|June 2013}}, the AAP is proposing to introduce five primary policies:<ref>{{cite web |title=Aam Aadmi Party&nbsp;— Agenda |url=http://www.aamaadmiparty.org/ |publisher=Aam Aadmi Party |accessdate=13 June 2013}}</ref>
{{as of|June 2013}}, the AAP is proposing to introduce five primary policies:<ref>{{cite web |title=Aam Aadmi Party&nbsp;— Agenda |url=http://www.aamaadmiparty.org/ |publisher=Aam Aadmi Party |accessdate=13 June 2013}}</ref>
===Jan Lokpal legislation===
* [[Jan Lokpal]] legislation
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* [[Right to Reject]]
{{main|Jan Lokpal}}
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* [[Right to Recall]]
They Proposes to amend and enact a strong anti corruption ombudsmen law whereby an independent ombudsmen, called Jan Lokpal, can persecute and imprison corrupt bureaucrats and politician.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jan Lokpal Bill|url=http://aamaadmiparty.org/page/janlokpal|accessdate=19 July 2013}}</ref>
* Political decentralization
* Measures to restrain rising prices in "critical commodities" such as fuel, energy, water and food.
===Awareness campaigns===


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The party has conducted public awareness campaigns to educate people about "right to reject" and requested Election Commissions of certain States to allow voters to exercise their right to reject in [[Indian voting machines|electronic voting machine]]s.<ref name=reject>{{cite news|last=Neeraja|first=Sangeetha|title=Aam Aadmi Party bats for the right to reject|url=http://newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/Aam-Aadmi-Party-bats-for-the-right-to-reject/2013/05/02/article1570611.ece|newspaper=The New Indian Express|accessdate=17 June 2013|date=2 May 2013}}</ref>
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===Right to Reject===
{{main|Right to Reject}}
They proposes to bring right to reject electoral reform where citizen will have option to reject all candidates in an election and choose for re election with new candidates.<ref>{{cite web|title=Right to Reject|url=http://aamaadmiparty.org/page/right-to-reject|accessdate=19 July 2013}}</ref>

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The party has also conducted public awareness campaigns to educate people about "right to reject" and requested Election Commissions of certain States to allow voters to exercise their right to reject in [[Indian voting machines|electronic voting machine]]s.<ref name=reject>{{cite news|last=Neeraja|first=Sangeetha|title=Aam Aadmi Party bats for the right to reject|url=http://newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/Aam-Aadmi-Party-bats-for-the-right-to-reject/2013/05/02/article1570611.ece|newspaper=The New Indian Express|accessdate=17 June 2013|date=2 May 2013}}</ref>

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===Right to Recall===
{{main|Right to Recall}}
As per this electoral reform, they proposes to give power to citizen to recall an elected office bearer and ask for re election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Right to Recall|url=http://aamaadmiparty.org/page/right-to-recall|accessdate=19 July 2013}}</ref>

===Political Decentralization===
{{Main|Decentralization}}
They proposes to decentralise power of decentralise power of decision making back to people whereby they will be able to influence government decisions directly effecting them and their locality.<ref>{{cite web|title=Political Decentralisation|url=http://aamaadmiparty.org/page/political-decentralization|accessdate=19 July 2013}}</ref>

===Rising Prices===
They proposes to enforce measures to restrain rising prices in "critical commodities" such as fuel, energy, water and food by regulating their prices with consent of citizens.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rising Prices|url=http://aamaadmiparty.org/page/rising-prices|accessdate=19 July 2013}}</ref>


==Support==
==Support==
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==Delhi Assembly Election, 2013==
==Delhi Assembly Election, 2013==
The [[Delhi state assembly elections, 2013|2013 Delhi state assembly elections]] will be the party's first electoral participation.<ref name=":0">http://www.firstpost.com/politics/in-a-first-kejriwal-promises-70-manifestos-for-70-delhi-seats-735189.html</ref> The party has said it will produce a separate [[manifesto]] for each constituency,<ref name=":0" /> The candidates are being screened for potential criminal backgrounds and the party claims it will only select honest candidates.<ref name=":1">http://www.firstpost.com/politics/aap-picks-its-candidates-filmmaker-homemaker-and-loyalists-800919.html</ref>
The [[Delhi state assembly elections, 2013|2013 Delhi state assembly elections]] will be the party's first electoral participation.<ref name=":0">http://www.firstpost.com/politics/in-a-first-kejriwal-promises-70-manifestos-for-70-delhi-seats-735189.html</ref> The party has said it will produce a separate [[manifesto]] for each constituency,<ref name=":0" /> The candidates are being screened for potential criminal backgrounds and the party claims it will only select honest candidates.<ref name=":1">http://www.firstpost.com/politics/aap-picks-its-candidates-filmmaker-homemaker-and-loyalists-800919.html</ref>

[[Santosh Koli]], an AAP candidate from Seemapuri, was critically injured in an accident when a speeding unidentified car hit her bike on 30 June 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=AAP member's condition critical after she was hit by a car|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/delhi-aap-member-critical-after-being-hit-by-a-car/403094-37-64.html|publisher=CCN-IBN|accessdate=19 July 2013|author=Parikshit Luthra}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Accident or deliberate, tweets Kejriwal about party worker|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/accident-or-deliberate-tweets-kejriwal-about-party-worker-386386|publisher=NDTV|accessdate=19 July 2013}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Aam Aadmi Party candidate Santosh Koli critical, Arvind Kejriwal claims attempt to murder|url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/DEL-aap-candidate-from-seemapuri-santosh-koli-battles-for-life-after-car-accident-ar-4307306-NOR.html|publisher=Daily Bhaskar|accessdate=19 July 2013}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Aam Aadmi Party leader on life support; Arvind Kejriwal cries foul|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/delhi/aam-aadmi-party-leader-on-life-support-arvind-kejriwal-cries-foul_859021.html|publisher=Zee News|accessdate=19 July 2013}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|title=AAP workers hurt in crash, party cries foul|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-01/delhi/40306913_1_aam-aadmi-party-aap-workers-manish-sisodia|accessdate=19 July 2013|newspaper=Times of India|date=1 July 2013}}</ref> Party launched a campaign in support of Santosh a week after for raising election donation, received about {{INRConvert|1900|k}} aganst required {{INRConvert|1400|k}}.<ref>{{cite news|title=R19-lk donation for AAP candidate|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Delhi-Metro/R19-lk-donation-for-AAP-candidate/Article1-1090487.aspx|accessdate=19 July 2013|date=10 July 2013}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 19:53, 19 July 2013

Aam Aadmi Party
LeaderArvind Kejriwal
Founded26 November 2012
HeadquartersGround Floor, A-119, Kaushambi (NCR), Ghaziabad, Pincode-201010.
NewspaperAap ki Kranti
IdeologySwaraj
Election symbol
None allotted
Website
www.aamaadmiparty.org

Aam Aadmi Party (abbreviated AAP) (translation: Common Man's Party) is a political party in India which was formally launched on 26 November 2012. It came into existence following differences between the activists Arvind Kejriwal and Anna Hazare regarding whether or not to politicise the popular movement that had been demanding a Jan Lokpal Bill since 2011. Hazare preferred that the movement should remain politically "unaligned" while Kejriwal considered that the failure to achieve its ends through indirect influence on the political process necessitated a direct political involvement.

The AAP has led several protests since formation, including a campaign against a perceived nexus between government and private corporations relating to price rises for electricity and water in Delhi; fighting for justice for survivors/ victims of sexual harassment and rape; and demanding a strong anti-rape law in India.[1][2][3][4]

Background

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Anna Hazare and Kiran Bedi's difference of opinion with Arvind Kejriwal played key role in party formation.

The origins of the AAP can be traced to a difference of opinion between Arvind Kejriwal and Anna Hazare, who were activists and had both been involved in Team Anna, a strand of the anti-corruption movement that had gained momentum in India during 2011 and 2012.[5] Anna Hazare had wanted to keep the movement politically neutral but Arvind Kejriwal considered that direct involvement in politics was necessary because attempts to obtain progress regarding the Jan Lokpal Bill through talks with existing political parties had, in his opinion, achieved nothing. A survey conducted by the India Against Corruption organisation using social networking services had indicated that there was wide support for politicisation.[6][7]

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Arvind Kejriwal, Founder and main leader of the party

Hazare and Kejriwal agreed on 19 September 2012 that their differences regarding a role in politics were irreconcilable. Arvind Kejriwal had support from some well-known people involved in the anti-corruption movement, such as Prashant Bhushan and Shanti Bhushan, but was opposed by others such as Kiran Bedi and Santosh Hegde. On 2 October, the anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi,[8] Kejriwal announced that he was forming a political party and that he intended the formal launch to be 26 November, coinciding with the anniversary of India's adoption of its constitution in 1949.[6][7]

The party name reflects the phrase Aam Aadmi, or "common man", whose interests Arvind Kejriwal proposed to represent. A party constitution was adopted on 24 November 2012, when a National Council comprising 320 people and a National Executive of 23 were also formed. Both the Council and the Executive were expected to have more members in due course, with the intention being that all districts and all classes of people would have a voice.[7] Various committees were to be formed to draft proposals for adoption by the party in a process that was expected to take several months. Although one aim was to limit nepotism, there were complaints at this initial meeting that the selection of people invited to attend was itself an example of such practices.[9] The party was formally launched in Delhi on 26 November[10] and in March 2013 it was registered as a political party by the Election Commission of India.[11][a]

Ideology

The AAP believe that the promise of equality and justice that forms a part of the constitution of India and its preamble has not been fulfilled and that the independence of India has replaced enslavement to an oppressive foreign power with that to a political elite.[13] The party claims that the common people of India remain unheard and unseen except when it suits the politicians to consider them. It wants to reverse the way that the accountability of government operates and has taken an interpretation of the Gandhian concept of swaraj as a tenet. It believes that through swaraj the government will be directly accountable to the people instead of higher officials. The swaraj model lays stress on self governance,community building and decentralisation.[14][15]

The party says it is driven by a desire to find solutions to the problems of common people, instead of by ideologies.[16] Arvind Kejriwal says that “We are aam aadmis. If we find our solution in the left we are happy to borrow it from there. If we find our solution in the right, we are happy to borrow it from there”.[17]

Agenda

They plan to give power back to the people of India by creating systems whereby elected politicians will be directly responsible to their constituents. To this effect, the AAP has suggested making systemic changes in the working of government to make it more transparent and accountable.

As of June 2013, the AAP is proposing to introduce five primary policies:[18]

Awareness campaigns

The party has conducted public awareness campaigns to educate people about "right to reject" and requested Election Commissions of certain States to allow voters to exercise their right to reject in electronic voting machines.[19]

Support

On 26 November 2012, the formal launch day of the AAP, the former law minister, Shanti Bhushan, donated ₹10 million (US$120,000). His son Prashant Bhushan is member of the party's National Executive Committee.[20]

On 18 May 2013, a group of Indian-Americans from 20 different cities in the US held a convention in Chicago and extended support to the AAP. The convention was attended by two AAP leaders, Kumar Vishwas and Yogendra Yadav, and Kejriwal addressed it via video conferencing.[21] Aruna Roy and Medha Patkar, who had differences with Kejriwal on certain issues, supported him after his 15 day fast against inflated electricity bills.[22]

Protests

  • On 23 March 2013, Kejriwal began an indefinite fast against inflated power and electricity bills from a house in Sundar Nagri, a low-income group resettlement colony in North-East Delhi.[23] During protest he urged Delhi citizens not to pay "inflated" water and electricity bills.[24] The AAP claimed that the protest gathered support from 100,000 people in Delhi on a single day and from more than 300,000 people up to 28 March 2013.[25] Hazare urged Kejriwal to end the fast and he did so on 6 April.[22]
  • On 10 June 2013, AAP leader Kejriwal supported the agitation of Delhi auto rickshaw drivers, who were protesting Delhi Government's ban on advertisements on auto rickshaws.[26] Kejriwal claimed that, auto rickshaw drivers supported his party and they carried AAP's advertisements on their auto rickshaws and this is the reason for Delhi Government's ban and he challenged that volunteers of AAP will put 10,000 advertisements on auto rickshaws as a protest.[26]

Delhi Assembly Election, 2013

The 2013 Delhi state assembly elections will be the party's first electoral participation.[27] The party has said it will produce a separate manifesto for each constituency,[27] The candidates are being screened for potential criminal backgrounds and the party claims it will only select honest candidates.[28]

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ The Election Commission of India gazetted the AAP as a "registered unrecognised party" on 9 April 2013.[12]

Citations

  1. ^ PTI (19 May 2013). "AAP workers protest at residences of Delhi CM, MLAs". Times of India. New Delhi.
  2. ^ "Delhi police arrests driver on rape charge after AAP activists protest". India Tv News channel. New Delhi. 24 May 2013.
  3. ^ ANI (28 April 2013). "AAP protests against inflated electricity bills in New Delhi, submits letters to Shiela Dikshit". newstrackindia.com. New Delhi.
  4. ^ "Promise to Keep". Frontline Magzine. Retrieved December 15-28,2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. ^ Radheshyam Jadhav & Sarang Dastane, TNN (19 September 2012). "Anna Hazare confirms rift with Arvind Kejriwal, says his apolitical mass movement will continue". Times of India. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Anna Hazare tells Arvind Kejriwal not to use his name, photo for votes as they part ways". New Delhi: India Today. PTI. 19 September 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  7. ^ a b c "So what is the Aam Aadmi Party all about". New Delhi: India Today. 24 November 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  8. ^ "India activist Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party vows change". BBC. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  9. ^ "Arvind Kejriwal's answer to Congress's 'mango people', names his political front as Aam Aadmi Party". New Delhi: India Today. PTI. 24 November 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  10. ^ "Arvind Kejriwal formally launches Aam Aadmi Party". India Today. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  11. ^ "Aam Aadmi Party now a registered political party". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  12. ^ "Election Commission of India Notification" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 2. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  13. ^ "Goal of Swaraj". Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  14. ^ "Goal of Swaraj". Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  15. ^ Dalton, Dennis (2012) [1993]. Mahatma Gandhi: Nonviolent Power in Action (Revised ed.). Columbia University Press. p. 77. ISBN 9780231159593. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  16. ^ "Common misconceptions/rumors/falsehoods/ about the AAP". Aam Aadmi Party.
  17. ^ "Arvind Kejriwal is not an angry man. Or a socialist". The FirstPost. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  18. ^ "Aam Aadmi Party — Agenda". Aam Aadmi Party. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  19. ^ Neeraja, Sangeetha (2 May 2013). "Aam Aadmi Party bats for the right to reject". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  20. ^ "New Delhi Shanti Bhushan donates Rs. 1 crore to Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party". Hindustan Times. New Delhi. Press Trust of India. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  21. ^ "Indian-Americans extend support to Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party". IBN Live. PTI. 20 May 2013.
  22. ^ a b PTI (6 April 2013). "Aam Admi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal Ends Two-week long fast". Tehelka.com. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  23. ^ "Aam Aadami Party Begins Civil Disobidience Movement". The Hindu Newspaper. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  24. ^ First Post, 24 March 2013. "Kerjiwal moves to Delhi's power corridor to protest against 'inflated' power bills". First Post.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  25. ^ The Economic Times, 29 March 2013. "Eminent personalities support Kejriwal's movement". The Economic Times.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  26. ^ a b Ali, Mohammed (11 June 2013). "Kejriwal slams Sheila for banning ads on autos". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  27. ^ a b http://www.firstpost.com/politics/in-a-first-kejriwal-promises-70-manifestos-for-70-delhi-seats-735189.html
  28. ^ http://www.firstpost.com/politics/aap-picks-its-candidates-filmmaker-homemaker-and-loyalists-800919.html

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