J P Nadda slams Rahul Gandhi’s conduct, attacks top Cong leaders amid Covid-19

BJP President Jagat Prakash Nadda in a letter to Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi lashed out at her party and said that in the fight against the pandemic the conduct of topmost Congress leaders including their former President Rahul Gandhi will be remembered for its duplicity and pettinessHe also urged that the top echelons of the Congress would stop misleading people creating false panic and even contradicting their stands just based on political considerationsIn a four page letter Nadda wrote In this fight against the pandemic the conduct of the topmost Congress leaders including former Congress President Rahul Gandhi will be remembered for duplicity and pettinessYour party under your leadership is doing no favours to itself by opposing lockdowns and then demanding for the same ignoring the Centres advisories on the second wave of Covid19 and then saying they did not get any information holding massive election rallies in Kerala causing a spike in Covid19 cases while grandstanding about election rallies elsewhere supporting protests but speaking about following Covid19 guidelines Nadda saidThe BJP chief pointed that even when the second wave was on the rise Congress party leaders were happier being seen in super spreader political events in North India where there was no regard for masks or social distancing This is not the era when such information can be erased from public memoryLashing out at Rahul Nadda said conduct of Rahul and other top leaders will be remembered for duplicity and pettiness Nadda told Sonia that Congress is not doing any favours to itself by demanding lockdowns and then opposing the same holding massive rallies in Kerala and grandstanding about rallies elsehwhereNadda added that some states failed to track the rising cases Why are mortality rates so high in Punjab These are questions you must ask your own Chief Ministers Nadda said pointing fingers at Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder SinghHe mentioned that there are other aspects that also need greater thought for instance the data from February and March would reveal which states failed to track the rising casesPointing to the Union Government criticism for the Central Vista project by Congress Nadda wrote Now there is a new trend in the Congress party to put all the blame on the Central Vista project I would like to remind you that the need for a new Parliament was raised as early as the UPA timesHe wrote that former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar had underscored the need for a new Parliament building The Union Urban Development Minister has addressed a large number of other queries regarding the project Yet the Congress does not believe in facts People are also contrasting the Congress stand on Central Vista with the Chhattisgarh Government going ahead to build a new assembly complex he wroteHe further wrote I could go on about such follies but as said our focus is solely on the pandemic and not on politics My letter to you is not only as the President of another political party I have also had the honour of serving of as Indias Health Minister I have seen at close quarters the sacrifices our medical staff make so that others are healthy They risk their lives so that fellow Indians can unite with their families You must ask yourselves in times as these is your partys conduct weakening the morale of these Covidwarriors Deliberately or otherwise are your actions trying to weaken this fight against Covid19 he wroteNadda said that the Congress tried to mock the efforts during development of the vaccine then ridiculed it and created doubts in the minds of the people In a country with no recent history of vaccine hesitancy Your party has the dubious record of actively trying to create that too in the middle of a once in a century pandemic Nadda said to Sonia GandhiNadda assured that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi Indias fight against Covid19 is driven by unwavering belief in principles of science support to innovation trust in our Covid19 warriors and cooperative federalismNadda said under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi Indias fight against Covid19 is driven by unwavering belief in principles of science support to innovation trust in our Covid19 warriors and cooperative federalismI assure you that the Government of India will continue being proactive so that we defeat the virus and get ahead with economic as well as social empowerment Nadda told Sonia GandhiThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever