Delhi needs strong governance model based on clear chain of command

A few years ago, I was sitting next to Manohar Parrikar on a flight. Some of us also lead simple lives, but Goa is too far away from Delhi for you to look at us!” The prime minister who talks of a federal spirit has kept a distance from a chief minister who is located closest to 7 RCR. The fact also is, much like prime minister Narendra Modi, Kejriwal also sharply polarises public opinion. Delhi is India’s fastest growing city, it is also a metropolis that is at the heart of the new India challenge: where migrant populations in jhuggis co-exist with traditional elites, where middle class aspirations collide with freebies and entitlements, where the poor live on the desperate margins amidst rising affluence, you need effective urban management or else risk mounting chaos. Mr Kejriwal must realise that he is no longer the streetfighter, anti-establishment crusader at Ram Lila Maidan, but a chief minister who must govern by managing conflicts within and outside.