Delhi pollution mess is criminal neglect of public health. AAP, Congress, BJP all to blame
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Delhi pollution mess is criminal neglect of public health. AAP, Congress, BJP all to blame

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Stubble burning as the cause of Delhi’s air pollution has been undisputed for years now. That the central and state governments are taking it seriously this late shows a criminal, willful neglect of a critical public health priority. BJP, Congress and AAP have played dirty politics with millions of lives.

All parties are failing Maharashtra mandate with their unprincipled jostling for power

Congress-NCP’s willingness to consider propping up a Shiv Sena-led government and deny power to the BJP is opportunistic, and a travesty of the mandate. Anti-BJPism as a political strategy is impractical and myopic today. But the differences in the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance so soon after results also disrespect voters.