JAN AANDOLAN OR JAN POLITICS

My good friend AjayS from Nagpur, many friends and Activists of Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, and other cities have this huge dilemma before them ...
Kya Kare, Jan Aandolan Ya Jan Raajniti?  The Groups they have nurtured need to take 'a stand'.  In fact, a friend PiyushB closely associated with IAC movement, wonders why the IAC national movement is turning towards politics at all. 

My request to all is ... please consider both, they are the two eyes-hands of the same Aam Aadmi.  The Jan Aandolan will monitor, exert with questions for full answers, seek to solve the exposed problems with help of the Aandolan Party, (which will have elected Sevaks to implement the required changes as per our India Constitution).

Activists will be SEVAKS in both avataars, as per their inclinations, participation, skills and competencies. Citizens thus get the FULL MENU for their daily life and struggle. The Jan Aandolan Sevaks will serve as a check on the Aandolan Party Sevaks, those who come for meva and not seva will be identified and set aside in an open manner. The Party Sevaks will take the approval of the concerned citizens of the Constituency, for those who will serve a SINGLE term of elected office, put up such Candidates for election, work as a link between citizens, the Andolankaari's and elected party representative (and engage in Party Management). This close relationship will also prevent any smaller tainted sub-group from hijacking the Jan Aandolan or the Aadolan Party. 

Why must any concerned Activist or Group choose, when they are ENTITLED to both.  More citizens will seek to join this nation building movement, seeing that they have a choice of responsibilities.  This will strengthen participatory democracy in India.  It is only when citizens accept that the current cesspool of India politics CANNOT change for the better that, the conflict of one or the other comes up.  Most concerned citizens will obviously prefer to stay away from politics and expect the dirty-politicians to respond to their demands.  This is NOT HAPPENING, so IAC has taken up the challenge to CLEAN UP the dirty politics and, to do so, some HAVE to join it. 

This has always been my stand and for the past SIX years, JNM has been taking token actions in this direction.  Citizens unknowingly gave up charge of their lives to the current style of politics and now find it does not serve larger interests, so they must themselves come inside and clean it up.  Moynihan famously said politics is too important to be left to the politicians.  So  please guide Volunteers to select one or the other arm as per their ability.  Similar things are found in the Professional and Business world and IAC has to innovate and adapt. 

I see first timers developing skills as Aandolan Volunteers and later as per their abilities, a few joining the Aandolan Party for taking up elected office as a national service for one term.  Thereafter, the Party management work will enable them to use their experience for greater good.  Those who do not go the Party way, will continue to mentor and propagate the Aandolan activities and provide the feedback loop for the Party.  Where is the conflict of interest or the betrayal? 
 

Logo ko jodne ka kaam karo, na ki todne kaa.  Jai Hind!