AAP ka Bhopal

After taking the National capital by storm, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is all set to contest the Lok Sabha 2014 across India. The way Arvind Kejriwal - head of AAP and  Chief Minister of Delhi - has gone about his politics has fired the imagination of people. Luminaries like Mr. Chetan Bhagat and Mr. Digvijay Singh has started acknowledging this new phenomenon in Indian politics. In arun up to Lok Sabh aelection 2014, hunt for worthy candidates to contest on AAP tickets for Lok Sabha 2014 has started in Madhya Pradesh too.

Madhya Pradesh State Secretary of Aam Aadmi Party Mr. Akshay Hunka joined Bhopale for a informal chat on Bhopal ka Patiya

Q1) Kindly introduce to Bhopal people AAP's working team with their background.

Abhay Verma- State Co-ordinator, belonging to a very huimble background from Rewa.
Akshay Hunka- State Secretary; Runs his own IT firm (Hunka Technologies, Bhopal) developing mobile applications.
Prahlad Pandey- Was a management Lecturer in a college in Indore but has left his job and is active full time. He is the state Spokesperson
Vijay Mishra- District Co-ordinator Bhopal
Sharad Kumhre- State executive member, Bhopal
Shabnam Khan- State executive member, Vidisha,
Mamta Pathak- State executive member, Satna
Shailendra Singh- State executive member, Gwalior
Sandeep Mukherji- Runs a Charted Accountants Firm and is the State Treasurer
Ritesh Shukla- Special Invitee Member State Executive; Does reasearch work

Q2) What would your (unofficial) manifesto for 2014 LS elections look like in Madhya Pradesh ?

National Manifesto will be reflected in Madhya Pradesh too. Lets briefly discuss issues which are common at National and Local level.Any country has to have 6 fundamental amenities made available to 100% of the citizens without which Prosperity and peace in the country is impossible.

1. Water easily accessible to all the families all the time.
2. Electricity 24 by 7 to all
3. We believe "Right to Education" is making a fool of our kids thus we want Right to world class Education for all. In MP we want it in the next Education Session of 2014. The government is invited to discuss how this can be realised.
4. World Class Health for all
5. World class Physical (Road, Railways etc)and Virtual (Internet and Telecommunication) Communication System made available to all till the Village and ward level
6. Efficient, Effective and benevolent Law, Order and Justice delivery system

We think the core role of government is to manage the above amenities. Once this is done, only then government will be able to manage other stuff such as Defence, International Relations, etc

Q3) You might be aware that Bhopal gas victims have lost faith on all political parties and have opted for  NOTA in 2013 assembly elections. What is AAP bringing on the table for them ? 

We are in touch with Gas victim organisations and we are assessing how this issue could be resolved amicably once and for all. Gas raahat is another issue of corruption where those who really got affected have either been left out or have been inflicted with tokenism. There have been beneficiearies who have neever been affected.

Q4) As Chetan Bhagat has pointed out AAP party wave is over taking Modi wave. Do you see this happening in Madhya Pradesh too ?

We believe Modi wave is a deleberately created wave. We invite Modi and all those who are gunning to form the government to answer what will they do post forming the government? We are inviting all to have an open discussion on what resources are required and how will they be arranged in what time frame.

India has to go beyond "developing nation tag" to a "developped nation immediately. We are already very late."

Q5) You must be receiving lot of request for "joining" AAP. Being the movement that has turned into a party, what exactly do you expect from people who join ?

1. Believe and have faith that things can change and can change for good.
2. Understand that Politics is the only constitutional way to initiate and implement change and development for all in the country

Q6) As Mr. Arvind Kejriwal  said, AAP might be contesting 20, 200 or 400 seats depending on availability of suitable candidates. How many are you expecting/targeting in Madhya Pradesh ?

We are not contesting elections. People are contesting elections and we are just providing platform to the best deserving candidate. We are hoping that we get representatives from all the constituencies

Q7) Please share a short history of Bhopal's association with Kejriwal's movement  like RTI, Anna Hazare Ramlila Maidan 2011 etc ?

India Against Corruption became operational in MP as a conductive impact of movement in Delhi and once AAP was declared a section of IAC joined AAP and thereafter we started working in Tandem with Delhi Team. We have formal Distric Executive teams in 38 out of 51 districts already and all these exec members are elected members and these members have elected the State executive Members who in turn have elected the office bearers.

We already have sections of society started joining us. Teachers associated with Higher Education, Auto drivers, Shopkeepers, Students and such other sections have started joining us and very soon we will have these associations.

Aam Aadmi Party Shikshak Association (AAPSA) Bhopal is in the making and we are having our first meeting in Party office, above Milan facing Board office, Manoj Mishra Classess, at 12.00 PM on Jan 5th, 2014. All are cordially invited. Lets strengthen each other and be free.

Twitter      : @aap_mp, @AAPBhopal,
Facebook  : http://www.facebook.com/AAPMadhyaPradesh

Disclaimer: Reflecting the mood of present day Bhopal, posted to circulate information. Post does not indicate endorsement. First in the proposed series of Patiya, please suggest people whom you would like to see on the blog.