editorialsUpdated: Jan 26, 2020 19:53 ISTAt the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit last December, Delhi’s chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal, said that in the city’s elections, each party — including the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) — had to contest on the basis of development issues. Identity — be it caste or religion — was not the issue in Delhi. The discourse in the Delhi election is starting to increasingly centre along divisive national issues, and the responsibility for it largely lies with the BJP. The Election Commission did well in ordering Mr Mishra to delete his tweet, and to ban him from campaigning for 48 hours. All candidates and campaigners would be well advised to refrain from introducing the communal dimension in the Delhi elections.

Source: Hindustan Times January 26, 2020 14:15 UTC