Anita Katyal | Damage control keeps ministers busy; will Diggi replace Ahmed?

Senior Congress leader Pramod Tiwari took his colleagues by surprise at the party’s working committee meeting last week when he referred to Ahmed Patel’s passing and suggested that someone be appointed to take his place. Mr Tiwari pointed out that as Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s political secretary, Patel played a pivotal role in bridging the gap between her office and the party at large. Then, again a furious Mr Puri posted lengthy tweets in response to Congress leader Jairam Ramesh’s post mocking the decision to use Mr Modi’s photograph on vaccine certificates. Meanwhile, UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s office is busy putting a gloss on the horror stories being reported on a daily basis, pointing to an article on the WHO website praising the state government’s efforts in micro planning, house visits and concurrent monitoring of the coronavirus cases, ensuring that nobody missed access to health care services.