“There was laxity for which the second wave took such a hideous form. The election, part politics and media 's attention to all those exchanges completely ignored the fact that the second wave was gradually arising.
Then when it actually took the gravest form there was no preparation," said Arup Mitra, professor at the Institute of Economic Growth, University of Delhi. “The last year's infrastructure was in doldrums.
Complete chaos and mismanagement are the main reasons. But for all this the health minister alonecannot be held responsible.
It is the responsibility of the entire government machinery," said Mitra. Mitra argued that negligence can't be attributed to a single person.