Birth and Growth of AAP: A Party Built on Anti-Corruption
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was born out of a nationwide movement against corruption led by Anna Hazare
. Arvind Kejriwal, once a bureaucrat and later a social activist, founded AAP in 2012 with the promise of clean governance and an end to bribery and black money. The party’s slogan, “Pani Bill Half, Bijli Bill Half, Corruption Khatam”, resonated with the common people of Delhi, leading to its historic victory in the 2015 and 2020 Delhi Assembly elections. Kejriwal’s government introduced free water, subsidized electricity, and improved government schools and healthcare, gaining massive public support.
Kejriwal’s Leadership and AAP’s Rule in Delhi
Arvind Kejriwal positioned himself as a leader of the common man. His government focused on governance reforms, doorstep services, and expanding welfare schemes. For a time, he successfully managed to present AAP as a clean and corruption-free alternative to traditional political parties. Under his leadership, AAP also expanded beyond Delhi, contesting elections in Punjab, Gujarat, and other states, attempting to establish itself as a national force.
The Fall: Kejriwal’s Failure to Maintain His Image
Despite his early success, Kejriwal failed to protect his image as an anti-corruption crusader. Several incidents, including allegations of corruption in the Delhi Liquor Policy Scam, his party’s questionable political funding, and a lack of transparency in key decisions, damaged his credibility. The very people who had supported him for clean governance began to see AAP as no different from other political parties. His close associates, including Manish Sisodia, were arrested in corruption cases, further deepening the crisis.
The Role of Cash in Bribery: Kejriwal’s Missed Opportunity
Kejriwal, despite being an anti-corruption activist, ignored the root cause of bribery – cash transactions. In a system where political funding, bureaucratic corruption, and under-the-table deals are fueled by untraceable currency notes, Kejriwal did not take any steps to eliminate cash-based transactions. Had he enforced a digital and transparent financial system within the government, AAP might have remained a symbol of honesty. Instead, hidden financial dealings and cash-based bribery led to his downfall.
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Jail Time and the Collapse of AAP in Delhi Elections 2025
With mounting corruption charges, Kejriwal was eventually jailed in a bribery case, dealing a severe blow to AAP’s electoral prospects. The Delhi elections in 2025 marked the party’s biggest downfall, as it lost either its majority or the entire election due to public outrage over hidden financial corruption. The people of Delhi, once his strongest supporters, turned away, feeling betrayed by the very leader who had promised them a corruption-free government.
Why Abolishing Cash is the Only Solution to End Corruption
The downfall of Arvind Kejriwal and AAP highlights a fundamental truth: as long as currency notes exist, corruption will thrive. A cash-based system fuels bribery, tax evasion, crime, and inefficiency, making governance opaque and unaccountable.
The Negative Impact of Currency Notes:
- High Taxes & Evasion – Cash transactions enable black money, forcing the government to impose higher taxes on honest taxpayers.
- More Crime – Untraceable cash funds illegal activities like terrorism, drug trade, and human trafficking.
- Delays in Office Work – Government officials demand bribes in cash, slowing down administrative processes.
- Security Costs – The cost of printing, distributing, and securing cash is a burden on the economy.
The Benefits of a Cashless Economy:
- Low Taxes – With transparent transactions, the government collects more revenue and can lower taxes.
- Minimal Tax Evasion – Digital payments ensure every transaction is recorded, reducing tax fraud.
- Reduced Crime – Illegal activities dependent on cash will collapse, making society safer.
Government can abolish notes in 90 days.
Paper notes are a very necessary thing in life to buy and sell the goods and services . Now we can not imagine we cannot live a minute without paper notes.
Paper currency are vital important thing to do corruption and crime to hide the transactions so not easy to catch.
Life can be run without paper notes but bribery and certain crimes can not be done without the paper notes.
To provide better service to the public, the government should abolish the paper notes.
Paper notes are governed by federal law but the village, city, district and state can impose restrictions on uses of paper currency.
90 days tips to Delhi Government.
- Government should promise for the corruption free society
- Paper currency notes will ban in 90 days when the general public says we can live without paper notes
- Order all retail state accepts to accept debit or checks for the payment of services and goods have proper Point of sales in 30 days
- Order retail shops even footpath shops to buy all purchases and payment in bank transaction only in after 2nd month
- Ask all public to use the debit card or checks and the amount paid on paper notes will be corrupted.
- Monitoring by the government that all the sales and payment are through bank channels.
- Evaluate in 3rd months and be ready announce ban of paper notes uses and make a plan which services can not be done like weekly occasion farmers market or small farmers or deprived family
- After 3 months the paper notes it with a limited exception to limited cases with a valid justification with a strict scrutinisation of the cash transaction.
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Conclusion: A Lesson for Future Leaders
Arvind Kejriwal had the potential to become India’s Prime Minister, but his failure to ensure complete financial transparency led to his downfall. The Delhi elections of 2025 marked the collapse of AAP, proving that no leader can survive if they fail to eliminate corruption within their own system. If India truly wants to eradicate corruption, the only solution is to abolish currency notes and move towards a fully digital economy.