A day after they crossed swords with each other, the Aam Aadmi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party leaders joined hands to fight the spread of vector-borne diseases in the national capital.
A day after they crossed swords with each other, the Aam Aadmi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party leaders joined hands to fight the spread of vector-borne diseases in the national capital. The AAP on Wednesday called for “bridging gaps” between the Delhi government and the BJP-ruled civic bodies and underlined the need to “rise above politics” in tackling the health crisis plaguing the city.
In a dramatic turn of events, the AAP government, which indulged in a bitter blame game with the Centre and lieutenant-governor Najeeb Jung as the city grappled with Chikungunya on Tuesday, launched a OneIndia campaign to reach out to the civic bodies and ask for their help in getting the areas cleaned and fumigated.
Tourism minister Kapil Mishra, who wrote an open letter to the authorities to “stand united” in the crisis, quoted chief minister Arvind Kejriwal as having said “no matter what,” the various agencies and political parties will have to work together to tackle chikungunya.
Mr Mishra reached out to the civic bodies by bringing forth a proposal for the MCD officials to hit the streets, visit the colonies and get fumigation done in the areas where possible. “The civic officials should advise people to take preventive measures to combat the diseases. If the civic bodies do not have resources, they should collect among themselves and think for the public’s betterment. Seven MPs, 70 MLAs and 272 councillors can fulfil this,” he wrote in the letter.
He participated in a joint fumigation drive with BJP MP Manoj Tiwari on Wednesday evening in Sonia Vihar area of Karawal Nagar constituency. Officials said that the drive was part of the OneIndia initiative.
