BJP accuses the Congress of working to 'weaken' India's fight against Covid-19

Tribune News Service
New Delhi, May 29

The BJP today accused the Congress of working to “weaken” India’s fight against Covid-19, alleging that the opposition party provided “tools” to countries like Pakistan to defame India. BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia, who cited alleged remarks of former Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath that India is not great but infamous following the spread of the infectious disease wanted to know the Congress’ stand on the comments.

Claiming that “defaming India has become a priority for Congress’ leaders”, he noted that Nath had earlier described a Covid variant that originated in India as the “Indian variant”. He also alleged that whatever Nath says is at the “behest of Congress president Sonia Gandhi”.“What Kamal Nath says is the Congress’ ideology and does so on behalf of Sonia Gandhi. Why is the Congress silent at his abhorrent statement, why is Sonia Gandhi silent, does she agree with him,” questioned Bhatia, also citing comments of other senior Congress leaders like Rahul Gandhi and Shashi Tharoor to claim that the opposition party has been making “irresponsible” statements to weaken India’s fight against Covid.

Referring to a media report in Pakistan, the BJP spokesperson alleged that the term Indian variant used by it had “originated” at the Congress headquarters and the opposition party provided tools to countries like Pakistan to target India.