Educational qualification from a top-notch brand Institute can never guarantee the kind of political careers a person leads. It’s one’s own passion and determination to bring about positive changes they hope to see and its high time that the most over-advertised IIT CM in Indian politics, Arvind Kejriwal and his blind supporters understand that being an IITian is not all that it takes to be an able leader.
In an interesting comparison, we should talk about another CM who comes from IIT, Shri Manohar Parrikar,the Chief Minister of Goa and the former Defence Minister of India. Both CMs are alumni of Indian Institute of Technology. Shri Parrikar graduated from IIT Bombay in 1978, while Kejriwal cleared his graduation in mechanical engineering from IIT Kharagpur in 1989. While the country knows about Kejriwal’s IITian status due to his repetitive efforts to use his degree as a cover to hide his flaws, the hard working and determinant Shri Parrikar lets his work do the talking.
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday resumed work at his office in the state secretariat just a day after returning from the US where he underwent treatment for a pancreatic ailment for three months. A workaholic even at 62, the Goa CM is known for working 16-18 hours every day. He has been branded as “Goa’s Mr. Clean” after he eliminated the state’s illegal mining racket suspending and cancelling licenses of several traders. He has also come cracked down on low-level officers and is known for suspending block development officers, panchayat secretaries and lower-rank staff who are found to be corrupt.
On the other hand, Kejriwal who came in as a CM to fight against corruption with a lot of enthusiasm, seems to care about nothing but media attention. It also seems like the only agenda he is left with is to constantly beat an empty drum just to make noise. It is fairly obvious to everyone that Kejriwal does not know the basics about running a government and instead of working with departments, he and his people have fought with every single government agency and official not under his control including the MCD, the police, the Centre and now the Lt. Governor.
Since the last few days, Delhi is facing major water crisis which has led to the death of three citizens. Many areas in Delhi including Sangam Vihar, Khanpur, Devli, Neb Serai, Jaitpur, Okhla, Tughlaqabad are running dry while some other places are being supplied dirty water. The water crisis has become so severe that people are ready to kill others for water. However, the CM choses to turn a deaf ear to these problems and continue his luxurious AC dharna, enjoying his time relaxing on the governor’s couch. This publicity seeking stunt has also led to delay in the government work on the Delhi-Meerut railway.
Interestingly, now the AAP leaders seem to beat the natural processes as well. They claim to be on a hunger strike but the recent medical reports of one of the ministers on strike, Satyendra Jain, revealed that he has gained weight during the hunger strike by 1.2 kgs. Instead of finding faults with other agencies and individuals, Delhi chief minister would do well to focus on delivering an efficient government.
Shri Parrikar remains popular throughout Goa due to his determination and passion to serve the state. On the other hand, the recent Goa, Punjab and MCD elections prove that Arvind Kejriwal is on a losing ground due to his constant fake promises and unnecessary attention seeking actions. This definitely proves that no person can get popular support just by flaunting out his degrees and by talking more than working.
IIT has given India various leaders in varied fields including these two Chief Ministers. It’s now our turn to be wise and make the right choice.