Kya kar rahe ho AAP?

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I still remember the day you rose into our lives, bringing with you the possibility of a brighter tomorrow. For the first time in years, I was enamored…For the first time in years I began to believe that things could change, the darker side of politics could be stopped from taking over. For the first time in years I understood what it meant when Gandhiji said “Be the change that you wish to see in the world”. For the first time I felt there was hope.

And you didn't let me down. Your performance in Delhi showed how I was not alone. There were many like me, rooting for you. You got your chance and we were elated. This was the perfect platform to learn, to dig deeper and let the roots spread. To lay the foundation of an identity that we could proudly nurture in the coming years.

But alas, that was not to be. You gave up, and left us feeling orphaned. We groped around, wondering why darkness had suddenly enveloped us from all around. Why did you give up? Didn't you always say that the only way to get rid of the muck was by stepping in, regardless of our own hands getting dirty? Then why did the first one setback make you give up? You could give us countless reasons for what you did, they might have made sense to you too, but all we could see was our winning horse abandoning the race midway.

Was this a sign of the coming tomorrow? No! We couldn't let that be. The darkest of times had set upon us; we desperately needed that one ray of hope to tide us towards the end of the tunnel. The mother of all Elections was round the corner, so we held on, this time tightening our grip a tad bit more, lest you suddenly gave away.

And then Elections arrived. You started showing us glimpses of the fire we had seen in you before. Our hopes began to surge. Yes there were times when you made us wonder how different you really were from the rest, esp. when you joined the mud slinging game… but we persisted. After all these years, we had but you to make certain that we made a difference. That’s how desperate we were.

You woke many of us up from our deep slumber. If nothing else, you made us move our lazy behinds and vote. Frankly that itself was a big feat to achieve. But was invoking the passion your only job? Was that the only reason why you came into being?

We knew your aim was to sit in the opposition, to ensure governance remains just that – governance. To ensure, the right things are done to help us grow and to make us safe. To ensure our country pulled out of the stagnating waters and progressed towards calmer shores.

You made a grand entry into the house, maybe not as regal as you expected but nevertheless it was significant. For the first time in Indian history, a party as young as you had garnered four seats. It might have seemed trivial, but for the purpose you wish to achieve, it was the first step.

We wouldn't want any more, definitely not want you to keep making those deafening noises, that’s all you seem to be doing right now. No, we do not want you to go around criticizing those in power even before they have begun their work, that’s not what you were meant to be there for. No, we do not want you to keep pointing your fingers at the world, not when your own house is yet to be built, strong enough to weather all storms.

All we would want is that now you work towards the cause you took birth for. To strengthen yourself and let those seeds you have sown develop. To make the most of the next five years and establish yourself as a force to reckon for. To prove your mettle’s worth by focusing on the goal you set out to achieve in the first place.

There will be a lot of stones thrown your way, but if you stop and retaliate, all it will do is distract you from your goal, slow down the journey you have set out on. There will be obstacles in your path, but making noises and hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons will not make those vanish, if anything they will only grow. After all you are on the road less traveled.

Don’t let yourself become another Lok Paritran, who died before they could live. Wake up, don’t let this faith thousands of Indians have placed in you wither away. Noise will only distance the ones who care to care. Learn that silence is golden, precious enough to pave the way. Because God forbid, five years down, if these dark clouds were to return, we would want you to be there, stronger and mightier, to tide us through… yes to that brighter tomorrow.