Rajahmundry: The emergence of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the national political arena and winning people’s mandate within a short span of time as a political force is said to have had its impact in the politically active coastal districts of AP.
The role of Aam Aadmi (common man) which is said to have reflected in the election results in New Delhi caught the attention of the people who strongly feel that a clean political administration should emerge in these parts too as the elections in the last six decades eluded the role of common man in choosing the government.
The active participation of people, cutting across the caste and creed in the special drive of enrolment of membership of this new-born party made people, especially intellectuals, to discuss about the party at different fora.
The party is said to be making inroads into middle class people who want politics with the active role of common man.
However the BJP, the CPI(M} and the Telugu Desam expressed divergent views on the capabilities of the new party to survive and succeed at the national level. CPI(M) East Godavari unit general secretary Dadala Subba Rao is of the opinion that the AAP in urban areas, particularly among middle class, will have its effect on both the BJP and the Congress and to some extent on the TD also in the next polls.
BJP state executive committee member and Vizag city unit in-charge Pydah Krishna Mohan said that the AAP did not get the mandate of the people at first glance and secondly, it stood beyond the BJP in number of seats won.
Besides this, it took the support of the same party on which it made severe allegations of corruption to form the government.
In third instance, the ministers of Aravind Kejeriwal ministry who refused governement cars are now inclined to have them.
Senior TD leader Grandhi Babji questioned the integrity of the AAP which took the support of Congress on which they made sweeping allegations of corruption.
Educationist, writer and social activist Dr P. Chiranjivini Kumari, while welcoming the emergence of the new party, strongly felt that the role of common man in electing government was noticed for the first time in Indian politics.
She said that the membership drive on massive scale and inclination of people to join the party, particularly among educated lot, is another likely development towards the emergence of new political set-up and clean politics.
