Sealing Delhi borders and limiting hospital facilities to its residents is a retrograde idea that is antithetical to the very concept of a national capital region, much like Washington. The governments of Delhi, Haryana and UP are promoting discrimination on geographical grounds. The central government must intervene and dissuade them.
Delhi, UP, Haryana govts promoting discrimination by sealing NCR borders, Centre must dissuade them
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Consider how many CLUs chief ministers of Haryana have issued, their value magnified by areas like Gurgaon being virtual extensions of Delhi real estate. It must be a similar story for NOIDA. That comes with an obligation to keep these extended suburbs humming with economic activity. Acting in concert, not like sovereign republics.