DELHI MODEL OF REFORMS OR REGRESS, DEBATE IS ON

AST week the AAP, the ruling party of Delhi for the past 10 years celebrated its foundation day.

- SIDHARTH MISHRA

On the same day the largest news agency of the country released an interesting feature saying, "The Delhi Model: Penguin India Announces Jasmine Shah's book." This news was repeated verbatim with big displays in many newspapers (not this newspaper). This was something interesting, as discussions on new books are largely limited to the 'Books Pages' of the newspaper, where the critics give their opinion on a book. Or in the event of a book soon coming to the stands, some of its stimulating information is selectively released to create interest in its content and the right atmosphere for the release. This news feature by the agency, however, cannot get covered under any of the two abovementioned categories. Its tone and tenor clearly said that the book proposed to promote the AAP and its time in power in Delhi for the upcoming assembly polls. The agency feature said, "The Delhi Model: A Bold New Road Map to Building a Developed