Delhi Flood Drowns Talk Of Teamwork, Triggers AAP-BJP Slugfest

The AAP has alleged a conspiracy against the people of Delhi, prompting the BJP to hit back with a sheesh mahal jibe.

A day after the Delhi Lieutenant Governor and Chief Minister made public declarations of working together as a team and not indulging in a blame game during the crisis, the AAP and the BJP have stepped up attacks on each other over the flood-like situation in Delhi.  

The AAP has alleged a conspiracy against the people of Delhi and blamed the BJP governments in Haryana and at the Centre. The charge led to a sharp rejoinder from the BJP, which said that the AAP thinks everyone is indulging in a conspiracy, but Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is "sitting in his sheesh mahal in air-conditioned comfort", is doing the right thing. 

At a joint press conference yesterday, which was meant to signal unity, Mr Kejriwal and Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena had stressed on the need to work together as a team. "Right now, we need to work as a team. I can also say a lot of things but this is not what we should do at this time," the LG had said.