Rahul: Does govt have a ‘Plan B’ to tackle Covid?

■ Cong leader asks govt to reveal ‘Plan B’

Claiming the the lockdown to contain Covid19 had “failed”, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi asked the government Tuesday if it had a “Plan B” to tackle the pandemic.

He also said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was “quick” to take centrestage at the start, had now gone “low key”.

“It is now over 60 days since the country was put under lockdown on March 24. At that time the PM said the war against the coronavirus would be won in 21 days. Sixty days later, it is now clear the lockdown has not been able to defeat the virus,” he told the media.

Claiming that successive lockdowns to contain Covid-19 have “failed,” Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday asked the government to reveal its “Plan B” on the pandemic. Mr Gandhi also said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had been “quick” to take centre-stage at the beginning, has now gone “low key”.

“It is now over 60 days since the country was put under lockdown on March 24. At that time the Prime Minister had said the war against the Coronavirus would be won in 21 days. Sixty days later, it is now clear that the lockdown has not been able to defeat the virus. The number of new cases in many areas around the country are increasing exponentially,” Mr Gandhi told the media.

India is the only country in the world which is relaxing the lockdown when the virus is “exponentially rising”, he added. “On behalf of the citizens of India, I want to

Asserting that India’s efforts to combat Covid-19 have been praised by many and the nationwide lockdown helped in containing the corona virus spread, the BJP on Tuesday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who alleged that the lockdown “failed” in its purpose.

Senior BJP leader and Union minister Prakash Javadekar said the Modi government’s decision to impose the lockdown ensured that India suffered much less than some of the countries and attacked the Congress for doing politics at a time when the nation is fighting

ask the Government, with utmost humility, what is the Government’s plan to tackle this growing crisis? It is now clear that 4 stage the COVID-19 pandemic. “Rahul Gandhi’s press conference today is an example of the politics the Congress is doing. What he said is wrong as well. The Covid-19 doubling rate was three days before the lockdown and it is 13 now. This is India’s success,” the Union minister claimed and said the Opposition party had earlier asked why the lockdown was imposed and now is questioning why it is being relaxed.

“People don’t like such negative politics. The country is speaking in one tune and the Congress has struck a different chord. That is why the party is becoming disconnected with people,” he said.

of the lockdown haven’t delivered the results that were anticipated. What is the Government’s Plan B?” he said.