COVID-19: BLAME LIES WITH LEADERSHIP

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    COVID-19: BLAME LIES WITH LEADERSHIP

    Political implications of mishandling of the pandemic could be grave. Results of  ‘panchayat’ or local body elections in Uttar Pradesh  reveal a considerable weakening of BJP’s rural support base. The study indicates frustration among top functionaries in the BJP and the RSS;  that the country is let down by leadership at both central and state levels; that mass suffering is a policy byproduct; is India a failed State; need for politics to change, otherwise ‘the devastation to our lives will be immeasurable’.

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    Date of SS: 10 May, 2021 

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