The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) formed a majority government in Delhi following a spectacular win in the Assembly elections earlier this year. However, controversies have surrounded the AAP government ever since Arvind Kejriwal assumed office. Political analysts have even questioned Kejriwal government's ability to last for the full five-year term.

Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani has also raised questions over the AAP government's survival. In an interview to The Indian Express , Advani pointed out that if an agitation ends up in taking a rather solid political shape like forming a government, then it has very little chance of achieving success.

"In civil society, we have only seen the Anna (Hazare) mobilisation for the Lokpal in recent times. But it has disappointed, after raising hopes. The failure of that movement has highlighted that if an agitation tries to take the form of government, it will not be successful," Advani, who is now a member BJP's Margdarshak Mandal, said.

"Certain sections of the press may have become more alert. The media is more independent today, but does it have a real commitment to democracy and civil liberties - I don't know. It is something that must be put to the test," he added.

Advani, one of the founding leaders of the BJP, also underlined that while the partition was British guilt, the Emergency was free India's guilt.

"I have not seen British rule but from what I know, from books like The Case for India by American historian and philosopher Will Durant, who was so bitter against the British for what they did in India, I can say that in so far as the ruthless assault on our liberties is concerned, there was nothing comparable in those days to the Emergency," Advani said.

When asked if he thinks Emergency can be imposed again in the country, the seasoned politicial replied, "I don't think anything has been done that gives me the assurance that civil liberties will not be suspended or destroyed again. Not at all."

"If the Emergency could happen with so many of us being there (who were opposed to it), I don't rule it out totally in the future. I don't think the last word on this has been said. Of course, no one can do it easily, because of the experience we have had in 1975-77. But that it cannot happen again - I will not say that. It could be that fundamental liberties are curtailed again." he added.