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Kejri vs Bedi: Delhiites weigh all options for top job

Jupinderjit Singh

Tribune News Service
New Delhi, February 2

While Arvind Kejriwal and Kiran Bedi are busy campaigning for the Delhi Assembly elections, voters are weighing all options to elect the best suitable candidate for the top job.

In a bid to understand the challenges a CM faces, Delhiites reason, correctly, whether to give Kejriwal a second chance or let a former cop rule the Capital. Sandeep Singh, an autorickshaw driver, will vote for Kejriwal. “Other leaders and parties are seasoned drivers. Arvind is like a first-time driver of an autorickshaw. It was natural to lose balance. He deserves a second chance,” he says.

However, Raghu Yadav, a taxi driver, says: “We gave him the wheels of our car. He banged it straight into a pole. How can you give command to the driver again and put lives of others in danger?”

Subash Sharma, a shopkeeper in Shahdra, says: “Bedi has changed too many parties. I can’t understand her vision and viewpoint from the interviews I have watched so far. She seems confused herself. How will she govern us?”

But Shruti, an assistant manager at a local hotel, thinks Bedi should be the first choice for women. “She took on politicians when she was the Delhi IG. She won’t succumb to pressure and will give importance to women security,” she says.

The conflict on whether the choice should be made on local or national issues is also noted. Rakhi, who is also working at a local hotel, says she wants same party to govern the country and the Capital. “I think we should have one party in power at both places. Otherwise, there would be conflict. I voted for Kejriwal last time but his government had lot of conflicts with the Centre,” she says.

But for Charanpreet Singh of Rajouri Garden, adequate parking facility in his area is the main issue. “I don’t know about issues of drugs and governance. Inadequate parking space is a daily trouble for me. My business suffers due to traffic jams. I will vote for the one who sets a deadline for the completion of multi-level parking facilityhere,” he says.