The statement of the State BJP president Banshidhar Bhagat on leader of opposition, Indira Hridayesh, has broken the ongoing truce between the ruling BJP and Opposition Congress party on the issue of spread of COVID-19. The senior Congress leaders took no time in unleashing an attack on the BJP leadership after Bhagat accused Hridayesh of telling lies in claiming that she was instrumental in ensuring return of migrants of state to their homes after end of quarantine period. Ever since the outbreak of COVID-19 and enforcing of lockdown, the Congress party in the state appeared in supportive role of the Government but the utterance of Bhagat has given a chance to Congress to hit back.
Launching into an assault on Bhagat, Hridayesh said the BJP leader being senior and after becoming MLA for many times and holding ministerial charges, knows is perfectly well that lie is an unparliamentarily word. She said that it would have been better had Bhagat before making any statement cared to talk to CM or herself. Hridayesh said that she on occasions give suggestions to CM and he always reciprocates positively. She said that the time is not to engage in accusation and counter accusation when people of the country are fighting a battle against Coronavirus. Hridayesh reminded Bhagat that she along with PCC President Pritam Singh brought a proposal in the business advisory committee which helped the government in passing the budget in one hour.
The vice president of Uttarakhand Cong, Dhirendra Pratap also slammed the state BJP President for his statement. He said that in 40 years of her political career, no one has termed Indira Hridayesh a liar. Pratap added that it appears, Bhagat has lost his mental balance. Senior Congress leader Prakash Joshi also attacked Bhagat for his comment and said that the Cong party knows its responsibilities and appealed that politics should be kept aside for few days for united fight against COVID-19.