'Aap chronology samjhiye...': Congress' dig at Centre over PM Modi's meeting on Covid-19 situation
Congress took a dig at the Centre over Union Health Minister writing a letter to Rahul Gandhi about Covid-19 concerns in Bharat Jodo Yatra and PM Modi reviewing the virus-related situation just days before the Yatra enters Delhi.
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday (December 22, 2022) took a dig at the Centre over Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya writing a letter to Rahul Gandhi about Covid-19 concerns and Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewing the virus-related situation just days before the Bharat Jodo Yatra enters the national capital.
"Four cases of Omicron sub-variant BF.7 were reported in Gujarat and Odisha in July, September, and November. Health Minister writes a letter to Rahul Gandhi yesterday. PM is reviewing the situation today. Bharat Jodo Yatra will enter Delhi a day after. Ab Aap Chronology Samjhiye," Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said in a tweet in Hindi.
The Congress' jibe came just hours before Prime Minister Modi was set to review the situation related to Covid-19 in the country at a high-level meeting Thursday afternoon in the wake of rising infections in China and some other countries.
Earlier on Wednesday, citing concerns raised by three BJP MPs over the spread of coronavirus, Mansukh Mandaviya had urged former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi to consider suspending his Bharat Jodo Yatra if adherence to Covid protocols cannot be followed.
In a letter addressed to Gandhi and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday, Mandaviya said three MPs from Rajasthan -- P P Chaudhary, Nihal Chand and Devji Patel -- have flagged concerns and requested that Covid protocols, including the use of masks and sanitisers, be strictly followed during the march and only those who are vaccinated be allowed to participate.
On Wednesday, he also reviewed the Covid-19 situation in the country and directed officials to be alert and strengthen surveillance.
"Covid-19 is not over yet," Mandaviya said in a tweet.
Congress, however, accused the government of selectively picking on the Bharat Jodo Yatra over Covid-19 concerns and pointed to the BJP taking out marches in Karnataka and Rajasthan, and asserted public health is far too serious an issue to play party politics on.
Meanwhile, the yatra which entered Haryana on Wednesday from Rajasthan is scheduled to enter Delhi on December 24, and after a break of about nine days, move on to Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, and finally, Jammu and Kashmir.
The Rahul Gandhi-led Yatra, a mass contact initiative of the Congress, started from Kanyakumari on September 7 and has so far covered Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan.
