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Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is a political party in India that "India Today" variously claims was either formally launched by activist Arvind Kejriwal on 26 November 2012 or on 24 November 2012. Established with a vow to bring in real Swaraj, real power to the people, the AAP has promised to change not only the government but the system itself and implement in letter and spirit the preamble of the constitution: “For the people, by the people, of the people. Aam Aadmi Party has led several highly visible protests after its launch including fight against Government-private corporations nexus in hiking up Electricity and Water bills in Delhi, fighting for justice for survivors/ victims of sexual harassment and rape and demanding a strong anti-rape law in India.

Ideology

The founders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) believe that politics should be for the purpose of serving the society and country at large. Taking their values from principles of Mahatma Gandhi they believe that Politics without Principles is very dangerous to the society and the country. Party founders accuse existing political parties and politicians to have made today's politics synonymous with corruption and crime and attribute the dysfunctional nature of current politics to the rampant corruption. According to them “Money maketh Ruler and and Ruler maketh Money” is the phrase that stands true in today’s scenario and this is what they want to change by making removal of corruption first priority of the parliament. Their main agenda is to make politics once again associated with patriotism and social service.

The founders of the party have refused to be guided by ideologies by stating that they are entering politics to change the system and are mere Aam Aadmi (common men). Arvind Kejriwal has said that “We define what the problem is and we try to find the solution. If that solution is available in the left, we take it from the left and if that solution is available in the right, we take it from the right”.

Vision

Aam Aadmi Party's vision is to implement Swaraj and give power back in the hands of people of India. They plan to achieve this by creating systems where the political leaders elected by the people of India will be directly responsible to the voters who elected them. To this effect, Aam Aadmi Party has suggested making systemic changes in the working of government to make it more transparent and accountable. They want to implement following laws to achieve this.

• Jan Lokpal - A powerful ombudsman law to restrain rampant corruption in the government which will punish those found guilty of corruption in timely and effective manner.

• Right to Reject - Make changes in the current voting system to allow a voter to reject all candidates if he feels that no candidate standing in the election is worth his vote.

• Right to Recall - If an elected candidate is not working to the standards expected from him after election then people will have power to recall him and select a new candidate.

• Swaraj (political decentralization) - To create systems to enable people to influence policy decisions that effect their local area directly.

Support

On 26 November 2012, the foundation day of the AAP, the former law minister Shanti Bhushan donated ₹10 million (US$120,000). His son sits on the party's National Executive.

The AAP claims to be the only political party in India to disclose on is website the details of all its donors irrespective of the amount donated.

On 18 May 2013, a group of Indian-Americans from 20 different cities in the US held a convention in Chicago and extended support to the AAP. The convention was attended by two AAP leaders, Kumar Vishwas and Yogendra Yadav, and Kejriwal addressed it via video conferencing.

Protests

On 23 March 2013, Kejriwal started his indefinite fast against inflated power and electricity bills from a house in Sundar Nagri, a low-income group resettlement colony in North-East Delhi. The protest was targeted against Delhi Government for not listening to people's problems, during which he urged Delhi citizens not to pay "inflated" water and electricity bills. The AAP claimed that the protest gathered support from one million people in Delhi.

See also

• 2012 Indian anti-corruption movement
• 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement
• Swaraj (book)

External links

• Official website

References

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5. PTI (19 May 2013). "AAP workers protest at residences of Delhi CM, MLAs". Times of India. New Delhi.
6. "Delhi police arrests driver on rape charge after AAP activists protest". India Tv News channel. New Delhi. 24 May 2013.
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