New Delhi: Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday gave a stern statement against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s remark on ‘lockdown’, calling it a failed attempt.
“When we imposed the lockdown, Congress made a hue and cry about it and now that we are relaxing it they are criticising it yet again. Many countries including Germany, Brazil, Spain, Italy and China, witnessed the damage done to them by the spread of the virus. Comparing to that, India sustained lesser damage,” Javadekar said.
Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that the Centre’s policy of lockdown had failed and could not achieve the desired results expected by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The Minister highlighted the assistance given by the Centre to combat COVID-19.
“We had 3,000 trains ferrying 45 lakh migrant labourers to their homes. It is a historical task. Our state governments, be it Uttar Pradesh or Karnataka, have made cash transfers in the accounts of the poor. I want to ask which of the Congress-rules state government did that?” he said.
Javadekar also slammed Congress’ demand of Rs 7,500 cash transfer in the accounts of the poor.
“They are demanding Rs 7,500 package. I want to tell them what we did. For 80 crore people under food security we gave grains and pulses, 10 crore migrant labours without ration card received 10 kg grains and 2 kg pulses,” the Minister said.
