Aam Admi party strikes at India match

London: The Aam Admi Party (AAP) has struck cricket. Supporters of this party, who claim they are fighting against corruption in India, were outside the Oval stadium distributing pamphlets to fans before the start of the India-West Indies match.

The pamphlets were calling for an end to corruption in India through “total change”.

An Indian who introduced himself as a member of the AAP United Kingdom handed this reporter the pamphlet, which highlights four points.

It says India’s mega scams and levels of corruption have broken all records.

It also claims that 182,936 people committed suicide in India between 1997 and 2007. Thirdly it says that a woman gets raped every 22 minutes in India. It also says 40,000 new borns die every year.

In bold letters, the pamphlet calls for change. “The successive governments in India have misled the common man over 65 years. All the members of the Indian parliament from all parties have created an iron wall between them[selves] and the general public and behind this wall they have set about looting the public funds at will by creating various scams,” the statement said.

It goes on to explain how AAP is different from the present political parties. It says persons with criminal records and court cases will not be allowed to contest elections under the party’s banner.

No MLA or MP will be allowed to have a red light on their cars. They will not be entitled any extra security or a government bungalow.

Only one member of a family will be allowed to hold a position of power. All party accounts will be made public and MPs and MLAs will have to hold regular meetings with their constituents, the pamphlet claims.

AAP say they are not bothered about whether they get the overall majority in the state or general elections but they will continue to struggle for change.

They have a banner, which also says that their party is: “Not for glory not for fame, but for a country and its name.”