Kiran Bedi on 3rd December 2010 while at Ludhiana to attend the annual cultural fiesta of Sat Paul Mittal School at Guru Nanak Dev Bhawan had said "Though politicians are also public servants, but I will keep serving the public without joining politics”.
On 10th January last year Kiran Bedi told Times Now TV Channel “No, I am not joining any political party. I love my independent voice, and I think India has a place for strongly independent voices who want no membership, but want to air their voice with a courage of conviction without any exceptions,” she said. “I think I would like to fall in that space,” she added. After having then even castigated her fellow activist Arvind Kejriwal for having descended in electoral politics, what has now made Kiran Bedi officially join the BJP? Many are joining the BJP for fear of being probed. Hope this is not the case with Kiran Bedi whose two NGO’s “India Vision Foundation” and “Navjyoti India Foundation” had been under the scanner of the Income tax authorities after she was in the news for allegedly inflating travel bills and overcharging her hosts. We all know that Kiran Bedi has been extremely annoyed for not having been made the Police Commissioner of Delhi by the earlier government. But she has now also been witness to how this government has over the last few months ill treated, side lined and superseded senior reputed officials. Is Kiran Bedi also okay with this government throwing parliamentary democracy to the winds and opting for ordinance raj. Corruption and nepotism continues to be the order of the day with the BJP reduced to a private party dictatorially managed and manipulated by the coterie handpicked by Narendra Modi. Only the former Inspector General of Prisons of Tihar Jail Kiran Bedi would know why she chose to forego all her treasured freedom in this manner only to be chained and shackled by the saffron brigade. Aires Rodrigues Advocate High Court C/G-2, Shopping Complex Ribandar Retreat, Ribandar – Goa – 403006 Mobile No: 9822684372 Office Tel No: (0832) 2444012 Email: [email protected] Or [email protected] You can also reach me on Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues Twitter@rodrigues_aires
