Modi govt failed people: Sonia at CPP meet
NEW DELHI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday attacked the Centre over its handling of the pandemic, saying the system has not failed but the Modi government failed the people of the country and demanded that an all-party meeting be convened immediately on the COVID-19 situation.
She also said the party’s performance in the just-concluded assembly elections was very disappointing and party MPS must draw appropriate lessons from this setback in the spirit of humility and honesty.addressing the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) meeting virtually, she said the battle against the pandemic transcends political differences and everyone has to fight it together as a nation.
Launching a fierce attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Gandhi charged that India is crippled by political leadership that has no empathy for the people.
She also demanded that a meeting of the the standing committees must be convened to ensure collective action and accountability to combat the pandemic better.
“Let us be absolutely clear -the system hasn’t failed. The Modi government has been unable to constructively channelise India’s many strengths and resources. I say this categorically - India is crippled by a political leadership today that has no empathy for the people. The Modi government has failed the people of our country,” she told the MPS.
She said the Congress firmly believes that fighting the pandemic is not a ‘Government versus Us’ battle but a ‘Us versus Corona’ battle.
“This battle transcends political differences. We have to fight this battle together as a nation. In that spirit, as a first step, I believe that the Modi government must urgently call an allparty meeting on the COVID-19 situation,” she said.
“The Congress Party also demands that standing committees must be convened to ensure collective action and accountability to combat the pandemic better,” she said.
Gandhi told the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge to bring to the notice of the Presiding Officer the Report of Standing Committee on Health presented in October 2020 and demand that he take action on the recommendations of the report.
“The situation brooks no delay. Tackling this crisis requires able, calm and visionary leadership,” she said.