Manish Sisodia will now be in charge
of the urban development, education, finance and planning, revenue and
all other ministries which will not be looked by anyone else in the
Delhi government
If
political analysts are to be believed, it will be Sisodia who will call
the shots in AAP government in Delhi, while the chief minister himself
will supervise to bring about systemic changes.
“The
chief minister’s work is not just to run the ministries. Arvind will be
working to get systemic changes in governance,” Sisodia said after
taking over as the deputy chief minister.
And possibly that’s why the most important portfolios in the Delhi government are with Sisodia.
Born
in a nondescript village in Hapur district of Uttar Pradesh,
43-year-old Sisodia—the son of a teacher—will now be in charge of the
urban development, education, finance and planning, revenue and all
other ministries which will not be looked by anyone else in the Delhi
government.
In
other words, he will be tasked with fulfilling some of the most crucial
poll promises of the Aam Aadmi Party, including building of 500 new
schools and 20 new colleges.
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Known
for micromanaging every decision and move of the party, Sisodia has a
postgraduate diploma in journalism from the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.
An
award-winning documentary film-maker, he worked for a news television
channel as a news producer and news reader between 1997 and 2005.
AAP
leaders said that Sisodia, who is the member of political affairs
committee of the party, played a huge role in strategising the campaign
for Delhi Assembly elections.
“He
was one of the key strategists who looked after everything, from
campaign to candidate selection. The results are for everyone to see,”
said an AAP leader.
In his Twitter profile Sisodia explains that he likes Gandhi.
“Not sure if I’m a politician, activist, reader, writer, journalist... but I’m an Indian.
"I like Gandhi because he always moved ahead of his own identity,” his Twitter bio reads.
Sisodia,
who first formed an NGO called Kabir and later worked with Kejriwal for
the latter’s NGO Parivartan, was one of the important figures during
the 2011 Indian Against Corruption movement, and stood by Kejriwal when
the AAP convener decided to form the political party in 2012.
Kerji's family stands among commoners
As
Arvind Kejriwal took oath as the chief minister of Delhi on Thursday,
his family and friends from IIT-Kharagpur cheered for him at Ramlila
Maidan in the Capital.
Sticking
to the aam aadmi mantra of the party, Kejriwal’s family stood among
commoners — instead of sitting in the VIP enclosure — to watch the new
chief minister being sworn in.
Describing
Kejriwal as a soft spoken and introvert person, Kejriwal’s batchmate
from IIT Subrato Saha said, “I used to stay in the room next to his in
hostel.
Arvind Kejriwal’s family stood among commoners — instead of sitting in the VIP enclosure — at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi
"He was not involved in any activism during college, however, he was always sensitive towards the problems of the society.
"It was all okay when he took part in India Against Corruption (campaign) but when he launched the party, I was surprised.”
Saha,
who now lives in Dubai, was one of the 11 people who were nominated by
Kejriwal to raise funds for the party’s ‘I Support Honest Politics’
donation campaign.
Among other IITians in attendance for Kejriwal’s swearingin ceremony were his junior Prasanjit Pratik and senior Arvind Jha.
While
Pratik, who owns a software company in Bhubaneshwar, helped AAP in the
field of information technology, Jha is part of the party’s finance
team. Bollywood stars were also in attendance at Ramlila Maidan.
Actors
Gul Panag, Jaaved Jaffrey— who contested the Lok Sabha polls on AAP
tickets from Chandigarh and Lucknow, respectively—Ayub Khan and Shekhar
Suman were all seen cheering Kejriwal.
'AAM Aadmi' gets AAP Cola for Rs 15-crore
Seeking
to cash in on the popularity of the Aam Aadmi Party, a city-based
beverage manufacturer on Saturday unveiled ‘AAP Cola’.
Launched
in four flavours—cola, lemon, orange and surprise—a 400 ml bottle will
be available for Rs 15 across the city from Sunday.
A city-based firm launched AAP Cola in
four flavours—cola, lemon, orange and surprise on Saturday and about
20,000 bottles of the drink were distributed for free
Jitender
Keswani, who along with his family owns the company, said, “A common
man, one who lives in slums, thinks twice before spending Rs 35-40 to
buy a cold drink, so we have made AAP Cola for aam aadmi.”
Keswani
was present for Kejriwal’s swearing-in ceremony at the Ramlila Ground
where around 20,000 bottles of AAP Cola were distributed for free.
The company has also applied for the registration of the name 9-‘AAP Cola’ and is awaiting for approval.
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