Delhi Congress on Thursday held protests over flyovers in all the 70 Assembly constituencies of Delhi against the AAP- Government for “hiding” actual figure of coronavirus cases and deaths due to the infection to hide its failure in controlling the menace.
Delhi Congress president Anil Kumar held the Delhi Government responsible for the sudden spike in the Covid-19 pandemic and mounting deaths in Delhi. “The government is hiding the actual Covid-19 pandemic spread and death figures to save its face but the real picture is being exposed now and the Arvind Government has run for cover, to defend the surge of the Covid pandemic and over 9300 deaths.
Kumar further said that Delhiites are suffering on account of the failure of Health Minister Satyender Jain and his ministry in controlling the pandemic.
Hundreds of Congress party’s workers protested at the ITO flyover on Ring Road, carrying banners, placards and Congress flags. Prominent among those participated in the protest included Parvez Alam, Rajkumar Indoria, Mahila Congress district president Kamlesh Choudhary and Seva Dal’s Yogesh Jain.
“It is very worrisome to note that Delhi has become the city with the largest number of Covid-affected not only in India but also in the world. There has been a 136 per cent jump in deaths due to Corona from November and out of every five Covid deaths in the country one was in Delhi,” he said.
The congress president said that the death count in Delhi is four times more than the number in the country due to governance failure. He said that the Arvind Government has been acting unilaterally without listening to the warning of experts and Health Minister Satyender Jain stood like a scarecrow without doing anything. Kumar demanded resignation of Delhi health minister for his “failure” in tackling the Covid situation.