Kejri wants it right here, right now

Kejriwal has defied the mandate. Kejriwal is defying the time. Kejriwal is defying the expectations. He is defying the very logic of status quo. He is in so much of a hurry. He has no time to look back, no time to introspect. The rise and rise of Kejriwal has been so swift that he fails to realize that after rise comes the fall. If one looks at the life and times of Kejriwal in last five years, one would realize that he is a in a tearing hurry to make his point. Kejriwal has been alleged by his colleagues’ of being a dictator, an autocrat. Insiders say that he doesn’t listen to anybody. That’s the sign of desperation, though he would summarily reject the allegation. That’s one side of the story. That’s one side of Mr Kejriwal. Kejriwal raised some vital issues, related to corruption, related to governance. He gave dreams to the common man, gave an idea of how India could be, how our country should be. He wanted “change”; he wanted it to happen soon. He raised suspicion about how our system is being run. How flawed and lopsided our policies are, which makes common man sad and corporate happy. Kejriwal says what he has done in last 49 days, nobody has done it. Forming government riding on a popular support of Delights has been a big deal. But there is a flip side to it also. What he gained, he frittered away soon. His experiment with instant delivery of justice, weigh high on his report card. Quoting newspaper reports, Kejriwal says that corruption has reduced in the society. Babus fear taking bribes now. If it’s true, India must adopt the ways Kejriwal suggested. But before we announce our verdict, let’s wait. He has failed on the front of governance. His rhetoric has not delivered the results; his hubris has failed to hold public’s imagination. His willingness to contest all Lok Sabha seats may be a desperate bid to raise his market price. If he hopes packed house performances like Delhi, he might have to disappoint.