Party : Aam Aadmi Party
Indian union territory : Delhi
Year of Foundation : 2012
Current Leader : Arvind Kejriwal
Home Page : http://www.aamaadmiparty.org/
Related : Aam Aadmi Party How to Become a Member : www.electionin.in/245.html
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Aam Aadmi Party :
Aam Aadmi Party is happy to announce that the Election Commission has allotted the party a reserved symbol of ‘Broom’ for all the 70 assembly constituencies of Delhi.
Aam Aadmi Party Gets ‘Broom’ as its Election Symbol
With this the party has crossed the second milestone (after party’s registration) on its way to cleaning up the polity of the country. With the Broom which symbolizes dignity of labour, the party hopes to clean the filth which has permeated our government and our legislature. The country needs a clean sweep of its corrupted main stream political parties.
How are we different :
** There is no central high command in Aam Aadmi party. The party structure follows a bottom to top approach where the council members elect the Executive Body and also holds the power to recall it.
** No MLA or MP of this party will use red lights or any other beacons on his or her vehicles.
** No MLA or MP of this party will use any special security. We believe that elected people’s representatives need the same security as a common man.
** No MLA or MP of our party will live in opulent and luxurious government housing.
** No one would need to buy an election ticket in our party. Candidates contesting elections from an area will be selected by the people of that area.
** In all political parties today criminals and mafia goons are given election tickets. Such people will never be given tickets in our party. A thorough screening process will ensure that no one with a criminal record or proven corruption charges could stand for elections from our party.
** This party will function with full financial transparency. Every single rupee collected by donations to run this people’s party will be publicly declared on the party’s website and all expenditures will also be declared on the website.
** Every member of the Aam Aadmi party will have to follow a strict internal code of conduct or internal Lokpal. This independent body will be headed by 3 jurists and other eminent personalities with impeccable public records and will investigate charges of corruption, crime, substance abuse and moral turpitude against all office bearing members of the party. Any citizen can present proof of wrongdoing against a party member. If internal Lokpal finds the party member guilty, he or she will be subjected to appropriate disciplinary action as decided by the internal Lokpal.
** No two members of the same family will be eligible to contest elections in our party and no two members of the same family can become members of the Executive Body.
** Today we give our vote to a candidate, he or she wins the election, and then they disappear from our life. Today most elected representatives make no time to listen to the problems of their constituents. And in the current electoral system, the people have no choice but to suffer this candidate for 5 years. We want to create an alternative. We will enact a Right to Reject law wherein the common man does not have to wait for 5 years to remove a corrupt MLA or MP from office. People can complain to the election commission anytime to recall their representative and call for fresh elections.
** Aam Aadmi Party is fully committed to the principles of gender equity and will represent women and students amply at all levels of party organisation.
** Aam Aadmi Party is committed to the principles of justice for all and will coopt representatives from the Dalit and other minority segments of society at all levels of party organisation.
Why are we entering Politics :
For the past two years millions of common Indians came out on streets to fight against the biggest evil in our country today – corruption. This people’s anti-corruption movement has exposed the ugly and greedy face of our politicians. No political party in India today works for the common man’s needs. The Janlokpal Movement was a call to all the politicians of India to listen to the common man’s plea. For almost 2 years we tried every single way available to plead our cause to the government – peaceful protesting, courting arrest, indefinite fasting several rounds of negotiations with the ruling government – we tried everything possible to convince the government to form a strong anti- corruption law. But despite the huge wave of public support in favour of a strong anti-corruption law, all political parties cheated the people of India and deliberately sabotaged the Janlokpal Bill. The time for peaceful fasts and protests is gone. This is the time for action. Since most political parties are corrupt, greedy and thick skinned, it’s time to bring political power back into the people’s hands. We are not saying that every single politician is corrupt and greedy. There are many good intentioned people in politics today who want to work honestly for the people of India. But the current system of polity does not allow honest politicians to function. We are also not claiming that every single person who joins our party will be hundred percent honest. We are saying that it is the system that has become very corrupt and needs to be changed immediately. Our aim in entering politics is not to come to power; we have entered politics to change the current corrupt and self-serving system of politics forever. So that no matter who comes to power in the future, the system is strong enough to withstand corruption at any level of governance.
Organization and Structure :
The structure of the Aam Aadmi Party shall comprise of the following 5 levels of organisation:
1. Primary
2. Block
3. District
4. State
5. National
The 5 levels of the party organisation shall comprise of the following sub-divisions:-
i. Primary Level
** Primary Unit
ii. Block Level
** Block Council
iii. District Level
** District Council
** District Executive
** District Political Affairs Committee
iv. State Level
** State Council
** State Executive
** State Political Affairs Committee
v. National Level
** National Council
** National Executive
** National Political Affairs Committee
The area of a Primary Unit shall be defined as per clause B below. The area of a Block Unit and District Unit shall ordinarily be the same as that of an Administrative Block or District in a State. The area of State Units of the Party shall conform to the States and Union Territories mentioned in the Constitution of India