AAP’s Himalyan Blunder: Failed in the 1st test (scored much less than passing mark)

AAP’s Himalyan Blunder: Failed in the 1^st test (scored much less than passing mark)

The way YY & PB was removed from the PAC of AAP reflects immaturity and arrogance of the party. Mayank Gandhi’s Letter to volunteers says a lot.  The AAP is developing “High Command Culture of Congress & BJP” of for that matter any other political parties. People supported AAP because they rejected BJP & Cong culture.   

The party should be run by system, rules & regulation.  It must be transparent and just. AAP internal conflict could and should have been handled better.  

I salute YY for mature response to the most adverse time in his political life. His ideas for AAP, his views for AAP and his message for AAP volunteers is must matured and politically right than the whole NE members who voted him out.  The truth will come out. 1^st YY. Now Maynak and then there will be many more. Most of the people joined or supported for alternative kind of political values. Certainly suppressing the voice of others can not be one of those values people supported them.

I hope the good sense will prevail sooner than later. It reminds me about this verses “Na samjhoge toh  mit jaaoge, ae hindustan waalon, tumhari daastan tak bhi milegi daastanon mein”

न समझोगे तो मिट जाओगे  ऐ हिंदुस्तान वालों 

तुम्हारी दास्तान भी न मिलेगी दास्तानों में 

This is best suited for AAP. They must understand why people like them so much. They must ensure they stand for what they are known for. They failed in the 1^st test. Hope they will improve in future. 

Step One: “Hum Log” to “AAP”

Step One: “Hum Log” to “AAP”

-          People’s Action for Delhi’s Development

Hum Log, we the people of Delhi, can help Delhi government by paying our taxes honestly and taking bills for all the purchases we are going to make.

Today (the 16^th Day of February 2015) is the first day of the AAP Government in Delhi. There were lots of debate & discussion going on social media, electronic media and the traditional print media. Most of the people wants to give sometime to the AAP.

Now, since the government is formed, we must be alert & vigilant. We should also remind ourselves that this is the Delhi Government & not the AAP government. The promises made by the AAP looks very ambitious and beyond the Delhi budget but that is what the people of Delhi want and gave a clear majority.  But we do not care- you have promised, you have to deliver. 

As a lay person, person with no economic background,  can suggestion step one for the people of Delhi. Let me also confess that I do not know how much money/ revenue  can be generated if all people do what I am thinking and suggesting. Based on my little knowledge & experience I think step one can be a good economic support for the Delhi

Government.

[NOTE-1: I met 100 people in Delhi (mostly in Mehrauli). The purpose of meeting these people was to understand how many of them take original bills with TIN number on it. I had to drop the idea of TIN because many of these respondent do not have idea about the TIN. So I concentrated one kind of consumers- those who buy medicines. And ask for Pakka and Kachcha bills. I chose medicines because everyone at one or other points buys medicines. Once I decided for medicine consumers, the next question was whom to ask? I decided not to ask those people who claim medical reimbursement from their offices or mediclaims. Because these people have to take bills anyway. So the sample was very small and selective. Most of the respondents are known to me. It does linot give perspective of people of Delhi]

[NOTE-2: The questions. Do you take pakka bills when buy medicines? Yes Or No? .Why? Do you take bills from other shops?- Yes or Know. Why? I have not included those answer which get bills without asking for it- eg. Big Bazar, KFC, Lilli Put or mobile shops etc. Apart from medicines ask 2-3 questions also. Do you take pakka bills when buy cloths from local market? Do you take pakka bills when buy sweets from Bikaner, Agrawals or such shops? Do you take bills when you buy daily use things from local market?]

I asked these questions to myself also. I take pakka bills from chemist shops because I get reimbursements. So the first question is  not applicable to me.   In the last one month I did not take bills from sweet shops. We bought bed sheets & blanket  from a local market in Mehrauli. I checked the bill. It does not have TIN number. Grocery Shops/ General Store in Mehrauli never gives pakka bills.

 To my surprise majority of the people (98 % of whom l contacted) do not care about asking bills from these shops.  None of them tried to check whether the bill is Kacchcha or pakka- meaning the bill has TIN or not. The general answer was “what will we do with the bills? It has to go to the dust bin. So why to ask for the bills. 5 % take bills from chemist shops if the amount is high (more than Rs. 200-300/-) or if they want to return the medicines in future. Again they do not check whether the bills are pakka or kachcha.     

Conclusion & Recommendation:

It is important to note that except in few cases, the amount you way the shop remains the same. I checked this at several chemist shops- they charge you the same amount whether you take bills or not.  Some shop keepers charges taxes (VAT) but we should give it.

If we voted for the government in the name of honesty, we should also become honest. It is a difficult proposition. It will cost us in the form of taxes, ill treatment from the shop keepers for wasting their times in making bills and sometime people may make fun of you. I bought a kg of mutton. When I asked for bill- the shop keeper was amused. Yeh kaunsa piece hai? He thought I was asking for some specific mutton piece. I stood for an hour there and noticed that no one asks for bills- some bought 1 kg and some also bought 5 kg.

I think the common persons can make a difference buy start asking for