Covid has right to live, says former U’Khand CM
DEHRADUN : Amid a rise in the Covid-19 cases and deaths, former xUttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat said the coronavirus has a “right to live”, with experts and the Opposition slamming him for his remark. “If we talk philosophically, then Covid-19 is also a living organism which wants to live and has a right to live. However, we consider ourselves more intelligent than any other organism. We are now after it and want to escape,” he said.
DEHRADUN: Former Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has drawn flak from the Opposition and health experts for saying that even the “Covid-19 virus has a right to live”.
His remarks, given during an interview to a local news channel, come against the backdrop of a raging Covid-19 surge across the country.
“If we talk philosophically, then Covid-19 virus is also a living organism which wants to live and has a right to live just
like humans. However, we consider ourselves more intelligent than any other living organism,” he said .
The video clip of the interview was widely shared on social media after which Opposition parties attacked him for an “irresponsible” statement.”
AAP state spokesperson Amarjeet Singh Rana said, “It is ridiculous that he was once the CM of this state. This shows his and BJP leaders’ wisdom .... ”
Speaking on condition of anonymity, an Indian Medical Association (IMA) official said.
“It is really unfortunate for this country that when dead bodies are increasing every day in this country, a leader like Rawat who has been the CM of Uttarakhand is saying that Covid-19 virus is a living organism and has a right to live. It is just shameful and insult to all those who lost their lives to this lethal virus,” he said.