Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP)-led central authorities after Union well being minister Mansukh Mandaviya, in a letter, requested him and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi to make sure correct Covid protocol is being adopted through the ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra. He alleged that the letter is aimed toward “disturb” the Congress-led yatra given the variety of supporters gathered when it was traversing within the state.
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“The Bharat Jodo Yatra in Rajasthan was accomplished on the morning of twenty first December, however the BJP and Modi Authorities are so afraid of the large crowd gathered right here that the Union Well being Minister wrote a letter to Mr. Rahul Gandhi on twentieth December to observe the Covid protocol in Rajasthan,” Gehlot stated in a collection of tweets in Hindi.
Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s December 18 rally, Gehlot stated the Well being Minister ought to have written to the PM first if his issues over public well being have been actual. “The Prime Minister held a rally in Tripura two days in the past the place no Covid protocol was adopted. Within the second wave of Covid, the PM did large rallies in West Bengal. If the Union well being minister’s goal shouldn’t be political and his concern is justified, then he ought to have written the primary letter to the Prime Minister,” he stated.
Earlier, Mandaviya requested within the letter to observe correct Covid protocol through the Bharat Jodo Yatra, failure to which might result in the cancellation of the yatra. The well being ministry burdened on use of masks, sanitisers and that solely vaccinated individuals ought to take part. The letter was despatched following issues raised by three Rajasthan MPs amid surge of Covid instances in nations together with China.
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