Arun Bhatia

Ideology

Ideology of the "People's Guardian" Party formed by Arun Bhatia - a simple and obvious ideology

• Our ideology is simple. It is to give every honest Indian a better life and freedom from fear.
• We aim to give the country back to the honest citizens. Goonda(Mafia) rule must go.
• We are disgusted, angry and determined to bring change. We will start the change from Pune.

No Need For "ISMS"

Ideology is an over rated term in today's world and in the context of India's poverty and corruption. Any politician or political party has to be wedded to honesty and anti-poverty programmes. Also, as everyone knows, pure communism and capitalism do not exist. Adam Smith has been diluted by state intervention to create employment, regulate trade and deliver social security which props up the weak and discards the concept of unbridled competition and survival of the fittest. Marx has been modified by conceding to private entrepreneurship and the profit motive and by resort to forced labour.

No Need To Pretend We Are Not Scared

There is no need to pretend that we are not scared of the tax man, the policeman, the factory inspector, the municipal engineer or even the typical doctor who has no time for our queries. We keep away from the politicians and the mafia that supports them. But most of all we fear our guardians, the police, because of their power which they easily abuse to make arbitrary arrests and false charges.

Who can contend that we are not in the third world. Exploding a nuclear device means nothing unless governance is improved.

We fear the system that can turn against us if we try and reform it or expose its corruption. We fear to break ties with people in the power game (bureaucrats and politicians) even when their corruption is well known because our security depends upon these feudal relationships. Basic services, whether in a hospital or a police station, are well delivered when "social contacts" are used.

In one sentence, our ideology is to rescue this country and ourselves from mismanagement and fear. Where there is fear there can be no real freedom, democracy or welfare state. And fear there is in this country in such abundance that we assume it to be a natural aspect of polity.

The Clear Boundaries Of Our Mandate

We have formed a new party called, "People's Guardian Party" (Lok Rakshak) which divides its objectives into two clear categories. In category "A", the focus is on improving the city of Pune in terms of delivery of civic services to citizens and enforcement of good governance by all government departments and offices functioning in Pune. In category "B", are broader issues pertaining to gender, minorities, secularism etc.

Our Clear Promise

In category "A" objectives pertaining to governance and delivery of services in Pune, concrete results will be guaranteed and achieved within about 8 months. Regular progress reports will be published. In category "B", relating to national issues, the party and the MP will create awareness, initiate litigation and perform an advocacy function.