The politics of crisis management in Delhi: It suits AAP just fine

In Delhi, politics is Covid-19 and Covid-19 management is politics

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AAP government | Arvind Kejriwal | Delhi government

Aditi Phadnis 

Consider Maharashtra; and consider Delhi. What do they have in common? They are both governed by parties that are opposed to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP); and both are battling Covid-19 at its virulent worst. And yet the strategies are completely different.

In Maharashtra, the approach is — politics followed by Covid-19 management and coping mechanisms. In Delhi, politics is Covid-19 and Covid-19 management is politics. Since the end of October, Delhi has been in the grips of an unprecedented surge in the number of Covid-19 cases, which is being seen as the third ...

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First Published: Sun, November 22 2020. 21:08 IST
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