Ahmedabad: Congress on Monday alleged that 2.81 lakh people have died covid-19 infection In Gujarat Contrary to the official figure of 10,081 and blamed the negligence and failure of the state government for the “enormous suffering” of the people.
Former Union minister and Congress leader Bharatsinh Solanki told media persons that in just one month of the Congress’ “Nyay Yatra”, the opposition party has lost 31,850 families, who have lost their members to the coronavirus.
People had to suffer immensely due to the “Government created calamity” during the worst period of covid-19 pandemic The outbreak was marked by a lack of proper supplies of medical oxygen, hospital beds, dial ‘108’ ambulances, and rampant black marketing of essential medicines, Congress said and termed the deaths as “institutional killing”.
Referring to the sudden resignation of Chief Minister Vijay Rupani last week, Solanki said the BJP was forced to change guard to quell public anger.criminal negligence“To tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The Gujarat Congress began a state-wide ‘Nyay Yatra’ on August 16, and in four weeks, party leaders met 31,850 families who had lost their members to Covid-19. This accounted for 10,082 deaths (as of Sunday). There is an official figure,” Solanki said.
Taking a sarcasm, he said that the BJP needs to change its policy and governance system and not the leaders.
“31,850 families filled forms with details of deaths of COVID-19 in their families and handed them over (during the yatra) to Congress workers. These included 11,208 forms from Saurashtra region, 8,045 from North Zone, 5,136 from North Zone Central Zone, and 7,461 from South Zone, according to Solanki.
He alleged that the BJP tried to “hide its real face by changing the leadership in the government”.
He said, “During the pandemic people have witnessed government-made calamities. Due to poor administration and system failure, 2.81 lakh people (due to Covid-19) have lost their lives as against 10,081 claimed by the state government. Huh.”
A state government functionary had earlier said that as per the procedure, Covid-19 deaths are classified as per ICMR guidelines and comorbidities are also accounted for.
Solanki slammed the state government for approving the use of the controversial ‘Dhaman-1’ ventilator for patients and claimed it was done without proper testing by experts.
Former Union minister and Congress leader Bharatsinh Solanki told media persons that in just one month of the Congress’ “Nyay Yatra”, the opposition party has lost 31,850 families, who have lost their members to the coronavirus.
People had to suffer immensely due to the “Government created calamity” during the worst period of covid-19 pandemic The outbreak was marked by a lack of proper supplies of medical oxygen, hospital beds, dial ‘108’ ambulances, and rampant black marketing of essential medicines, Congress said and termed the deaths as “institutional killing”.
Referring to the sudden resignation of Chief Minister Vijay Rupani last week, Solanki said the BJP was forced to change guard to quell public anger.criminal negligence“To tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The Gujarat Congress began a state-wide ‘Nyay Yatra’ on August 16, and in four weeks, party leaders met 31,850 families who had lost their members to Covid-19. This accounted for 10,082 deaths (as of Sunday). There is an official figure,” Solanki said.
Taking a sarcasm, he said that the BJP needs to change its policy and governance system and not the leaders.
“31,850 families filled forms with details of deaths of COVID-19 in their families and handed them over (during the yatra) to Congress workers. These included 11,208 forms from Saurashtra region, 8,045 from North Zone, 5,136 from North Zone Central Zone, and 7,461 from South Zone, according to Solanki.
He alleged that the BJP tried to “hide its real face by changing the leadership in the government”.
He said, “During the pandemic people have witnessed government-made calamities. Due to poor administration and system failure, 2.81 lakh people (due to Covid-19) have lost their lives as against 10,081 claimed by the state government. Huh.”
A state government functionary had earlier said that as per the procedure, Covid-19 deaths are classified as per ICMR guidelines and comorbidities are also accounted for.
Solanki slammed the state government for approving the use of the controversial ‘Dhaman-1’ ventilator for patients and claimed it was done without proper testing by experts.
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