Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday accused the Centre of suppressing data related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and said the Narendra Modi government's emphasis on propaganda over saving lives had caused “immense damage”.
Going ahead with her 'Zimmedar Kaun’ (who is responsible)' campaign, in which she has been posing questions to the government over its handling of the pandemic, the Congress general secretary focused on the data related to COVID-19 put out by the government. “Is it more important to save the prime minister's image than it is to save Indian lives, she asked in her posts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram while alleging that the government was using data as a 'propaganda tool'.