Congress MP P Chidambaram on Saturday hit out at Union minister Anurag Thakur for his remarks on the occasion’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, which entered New Delhi amid Covid-19 scare.
Thakur reminded the Congress of the renewed Covid surge throughout the globe and suggested: “masks up”.
“Covid circumstances rising in China, Korea and Japan however the Congress is concerned about just one household. It is time to comply with Covid protocol. I wish to ask Rahul Gandhi, did he or different Congress leaders who got here involved with the Himachal Pradesh chief minister, who examined optimistic, isolate or get examined?” Thakur mentioned.
Hitting again, Chidambaram mentioned, “take a look at the super response to our yatra and the best way individuals are gathering”. “It will not be shocking if Anurag Thakur says ‘Goli Maaro…’ which he mentioned earlier…He is an enormous minister, we’re small individuals,” information company ANI quoted Chidambaram as saying.
A confrontation broke out between the Congress and the BJP after the Union well being ministry wrote to Gandhi earlier this week asking him to contemplate suspending his occasion’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ if adherence to the Covid protocols can’t be adopted.
In a letter addressed to Gandhi and Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday, Union well being minister Mansukh Mandaviya mentioned three MPs from Rajasthan – P P Chaudhary, Nihal Chand and Devji Patel – have flagged considerations and requested him that Covid protocols, together with use of masks and sanitisers, be strictly adopted through the march and solely those that are vaccinated be allowed to take part.
Rahul Gandhi mentioned the ruling occasion can maintain as many public conferences because it needs in the remainder of India however sees Covid solely the place his Bharat Jodo Yatra is passing by means of. Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra reached the nationwide capital on Saturday morning. Gandhi’s mom Sonia Gandhi joined the yatra for the primary time because it began on September 7. His sister and occasion normal secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and her husband Robert Vadra additionally joined. This would be the final day of the yatra on this part because it goes a nine-day break until subsequent 12 months.
The foot march crossed into Delhi from Haryana after beginning the padayatra from NHPC metro station, Faridabad round 6am.
Bharat Jodo Yatra is scheduled to achieve the Pink Fort round 4:30pm. The yatra can even go to Rajghat and pay tribute to the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi.
(With inputs from companies)