Priyanka Gandhi devastated by news of people dying

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has said that she is totally devastated by the pandemic and the news of people dying without any medical support.

Speaking to IANS, she said that this is not the time for the prime minister to campaign but to wipe the tears of the people’s eyes and protect the citizens from the deadly virus. She said her party is working with compassion and is trying to help out the needy but she questions the prime minister — Is it time to laugh in political rallies?

“The government’s response has been extremely disappointing. The prime minister is still continuing with his election campaign while people are battling against the worst wave of Covid,” she said.

“Even constructive suggestions from opposition parties are being dismissed as politicisation rather than being accepted in the spirit that the nation is in a grave crisis and every single life matters, therefore, all of us must stand together and do whatever we can to save lives,” she said. The Congress general secretary also hit out at the prime minister for enabling the export of Covid-19 vaccines and gifting them to other countries instead of using them to inoculate Indians.