Common Man and the Common Political Discourse

The role of the common man in politics has shrunk over the years. AamAdmi Party (AAP) highlighted the issue of people's participation in politics in the garb of its common man rhetoric. However, with the gradual political decline of the party issues such as decentralization and popular participation no longer seem to ignite the public sphere. This essay contends that such issues need to be theoretically debated and discussed despite the reluctance of current political agenda to accommodate them. In this context, the elitist criticism to denigrate the common man's ability of increased political participation need to be theoretically countered.