Fiction-writer Arundhati Roy had made numerous blunders in her life to the extent that at one level she had confused Karsewaks burnt in Godhara in 2002 to the Karsewaks who demolished the disputed construction in 1992. Roy has been anti-BJP and anti-Modi all her life, and it’s onerous to imagine that she will discuss one thing with out an agenda or with out goofing up. However, as soon as upon a time in 2011, she maybe made sense for the primary and probably the final time.
During an interview with Sagrika Ghose on CNN IBN, Roy raised a number of doubts about Kejriwal’s anti-corruption motion. Showing her pleasure in the truth that Lokpal Bill didn’t make its strategy to grow to be a legislation, Roy claimed that the Bill was a transparent case of drawing a parallel authorities that can have energy over the ruling authorities in India. Roy talked intimately in regards to the function of Kejriwal and the way he had allegedly obtained funds from worldwide organizations like Ford Foundation.
The motion of elite
One of the numerous issues Roy had at the moment was that it was not the second of the poor or suppressed. It was, actually, construct and promoted by the elite class protesting towards the federal government. Manish Sisodia and Medha Patkar, who’re Roy’s affiliate, had been a part of the motion, however in line with Roy, their presence made no distinction. Arundhati mentioned that although Anna Hazare was within the limelight and the entire motion was allegedly his brainchild, in actuality, it was the elite class together with Arvind Kejriwal and Sisodia who had been working the present.
Role of World Bank, Ford Foundation and affiliation with Kejriwal
During the interview, Sagrika requested Roy about one among her articles that she wrote for The Hindu during which she alleged that NGOs of Kejriwal and Sisodia had obtained over $400,000 from Ford Foundation in three years of time. Roy claimed that the group of ten individuals who had been the highest ‘management’ of the motion had well-funded NGOs. She mentioned that three core members of the staff had received Magsaysay Award which can also be funded by Ford Foundation.
It could also be famous that the identical Magsaysay award, which is widely known by left-liberals, additionally has a direct hyperlink with the CIA and the United States America, the 2 entities that the left-liberals hate essentially the most. The particulars of the award had been explored in our 2019 report.
The record of donors included Coca-Cola and the Lehman Brothers. She mentioned, “Kabir, run by Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, key figures in Team Anna, has received $400,000 from the Ford Foundation in the last three years. Among contributors to India Against Corruption campaign there are Indian companies and foundations that own aluminum plants, build ports and SEZs, and run Real Estate businesses and are closely connected to politicians who run financial empires that run into thousands of crores of rupees.” Roy mentioned she was unable to know why these company had been so enthusiastic in regards to the mentioned motion.
The misplaced agendas and decade of propagandas
Since the India Against Corruption motion kind of ended with the downfall of the Lokpal Bill a decade in the past, India has seen numerous modifications. Some misplaced agendas got here to gentle within the interval, together with Kejriwal’s dream of turning into a politician. Using the motion for his personal good, Kejriwal not solely shaped Aam Aadmi Party but additionally received meeting elections in Delhi 3 times.
However, the second NDA took over the facility on the centre Kejriwal’s anti-BJP and anti-RSS facet grew to become extra evident. He has referred to as PM Modi names and tried his degree finest to go towards the central authorities on a number of events. Instead of caring for Delhi, he even contested Lok Sabha elections towards PM Modi solely to get defeated by an enormous margin of over 3.3 lakh votes.
In latest occasions, his occasion members had been discovered concerned in anti-Hindu Delhi Riots and even offered help to protesting farmers exterior Delhi the place his authorities didn’t have the jurisdiction. Interestingly, he additionally got here in help of Disha Ravi and different activists who’re allegedly linked to Khalistani outfit Poetic Justice Foundation. The similar Disha Ravi was additionally supported by Khalistani terrorist group Sikhs For Justice.