Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code dating back to 1860 criminalizes
fornication activities “against the order of nature”, but politics date back to
start of human civilization and in politics every sort of fornication, and
coitus is allowed whether lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender and even normal
boy-girl relationship is allowed in politics. Political marriages have been the
source of survival and evolution of power. So what if this marriage happens,
what will it bring to the table? The answer can be understood thinking what if
Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler would have married? The above words must not be
taken in the literal sense, but the significance in the above words is that Narendra
Modi and Arvind Kejriwal are same still different. So how they are same, but different,
but still the same. Stalin and Hitler represented two different extremes of
ideologies one left wing ideology and other right wing. There is no doubt that both
Modi and Kejriwal do not represent that much extreme identities, but the
policies adopted by them show that Kejriwal’s ideology lies at left to the center
and Modi’s ideology lies in right of the center. They both are different from
Stalin and Hitler in a way that both works in a democracy. So how they are
same; this point was highlighted by Prashant Bhushan that they both don’t like to be questioned. Time and again, both persons’ party members keep on
highlighting in media that Modi and Kejriwal like to work in an atmosphere of
centrality of power. Though centrality of power has its own benefits and in
history every party has risen around their leaders, the devolution of powers did
not bring win for anyone. Both are same in a way that both have risen to new significant
heights only in recent years. Both have good oratory skills and in current Indian
politics, both have mass followers. Both are good politicians in a way that
they judge the right nerve of the people what they want. For now they are
fierce rivals of each other, but what if they will turn into friends. For
India, they can bring great change on the table. Their policies show that they
can be supplementary to each other. On the economic policy front, the bone of
contention between left wingers and right wingers always have been on two aspects,
i.e. how the money will be brought and how the money will be spent. Please note
before reading further they don’t signify staunch socialism and capitalism
fronts, both leaders do not fear in adopting each others (left-right)
ideologies aspects and democracy make them to do it. So let's talk first how
they will bring money. In right leaning ideology, focus is given on privatization
and liberalization and then earning revenue on them. Over the decades and after
the win of America over USSR in ideological battle at least on the economic
policy front, it has been established that to do business is not the business
of government. So the revenues collected out of it can bring money. But in near
several years, some glitches have come to the surface to this policy. The auto
correct factor in liberalization and privatization was that there would be a
significant number of players in the market who will stabilize each others’ rise.
But in several fields, businesses got into the hands of few and monopoly got established.
Few persons’ influence got increased and the term like ‘crony capitalism’ got the
spotlight. That is where Kejriwal ideology, of strict aversion to corruption,
can be a handful. Though there is not any proven stain on Narendra Modi but
BJP’s massive funding does not keep him in good light. Now, where to spend the
money. This is slightly more complicated than earning money because spending
money leads to earning money. Modi likes to spend on infrastructure and corporate
viable gap funding by cutting funds from social and human development fronts
like health and education sectors. Whereas Kejriwal does the opposite. Though
where Modi spends is important to bring money, but the current demographic
dividend of India is highly deficient on important health and education
parameters, so for near term gains Modi’s policies related to spending may
become important but for long term gains Kejriwal’s spending policies will be
useful.
The article can’t be exhaustive, there are many
things both are doing, but major points of earning money and spending money
have been highlighted. The political marriage between them definitely can bring
revolutionary changes to the country. But like some say, “two
swords do not fit into one scabbard” or “two of a trade seldom agree” so
this political marriage in the near future seems near to impossible.
