In Gujarat, opposition party was never so weak like it is in nowadays. At one hand Modi is becoming more and more powerful and popular and at the other end leader of opposition party is a first time MLA from Porbandar town, Mr. Arju Modhvadiya.

Modhvadiya has his own unique way of running an opposition party. Everyday he releases press notes to newspapers and gives statements against state government’s decisions and programs.

Once a week (even this day is fixed, it is Thursday every week) he addresses a press conference about the same. So, Modhvadiya way of running an opposition party is clear; A press note a day and a press conference a week. Nothing on roads, nothing in the streets, nothing in public, nothing on the ground but everything on paper….

Modhvadiya may enter in Guinness book of world Records book soon with his achievement of releasing highest press statements. If we put his all press notes’ papers one over other, eventually the height of the bunch may cross the peak of Eiffel tower.

Logics and language in Arjun Modhvadiya’s daily press release statements are so comic that intellectual readers of Gujarat consider his printed statement in morning newspaper as comic column on current affairs .Modhvadiya is giving tough fight to all the comedy movies, mimicry artists across Gujarat, at every corner where Gujarati newspapers reach((before some years Chhabildas Mehta was in a same role).

In Gujarat, opposition party has become a statement party( soon Modhvadiya may demand a legislation to change the term ‘opposition party’ by replacing it with the new term ‘statements party’). Except Dandi yatra-2005, Congress in Gujarat has done nothing to mobilize common people in its favor. Congress has become old loyalists’ party in Gujarat. New educated young men are rarely involved in Congress, because of paper tiger leaders working like statement machines.

Modhvadiya’s doctrine for running an opposition party:

(1). Way to the hearts of the people is through daily press statement

(2). Stay in live contact with the people via newspapers through press statements.

(3). Ideal day for an opposition leader

– Morning:Think about a new press statement.

– Afternoon: Prepare it.

– Evening: Release it.

– Night: The most difficult time, wait for the next day’s newspapers.

(4). There is nothing great in running an opposition party. Just give statements in press and Party will run on autopilot mode itself.

(5). If on autopilot mode, victory is achieved in any by-election by an accident, demand C.M.’s resignation and if there is a defeat, allege ruling government for misusing police and local administration in election. Complain about this to election commission or even governor. Paper work again.

(6). Always believe and tell that

– Every decision taken by the government is wrong and harmful.

-Every initiative has actualy great corruption inside.

-Every function organised by the government is wastage of public money.

-Every new project announced by the government is unfeasible-impractical.

-Every calamity is badly handled and could be avoided.

-Every successful project, every well admired plan was actually perceived by former government

(7). -Protest government’s routine decisions by issuing a press release.

-Protest government’s major decisions by addressing a press conference.

-Protest government’s even bigger decisions doing both; Press release+press conference.

How simple!

(8). Organizing a public meeting in a large ground is risky business, people may not turn up. Title party gathering as a ‘Public meeting’.

(9). Even Party gathering titled as a ‘public meeting’ should be organized at the place which is cramped, for an example, if in Ahmedabad, go for narrow J.P. chowk, but never choose football ground like a BJP because it’s a huge ground and more people would be needed to fill it.

(10). In every assembly session, do organize a protest from MLAs, shout, walk out, boycott, break glasses, throw mikes, do all this to get the maximum coverage in newspapers(again).Because the way to peopls’ hearts is through coverage in newspapers.