BJP Chairman JP Nadda praised Prime Minister Modi’s handling of the Covid pandemic at an election rally in Bihar
Patna:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has done what US President Donald Trump did not and “saved the country” from the novel coronavirus, BJP President JP Nadda declared Thursday at an election rally in Bihar’s Darbhanga. , which goes to the polls on Saturday in the finals. to vote.
Praising the center’s handling of a pandemic that, so far, has infected nearly 84 lakhs and killed more than 1.24 lakhs of people in the country, Nadda referred to the ongoing US presidential elections and multiple criticisms of the handling of Trump from the Covid situation: an issue that has featured prominently in the campaign of his Democratic rival, Joe Biden.
“The results of the US elections are being declared and the accusation against Donald Trump is that he failed to handle COVID-19 properly. But Modiji saved the country and its 130 million rupee population by making timely decisions,” said Nadda.
#CLOCKUS Election Results Are Being Declared And The Indictment Against Donald Trump Is That He Couldn’t Handle COVID-19 Properly But Modi ji Saved The Country With A Population Of Rs 130 Crore By Making A Timely Decision – BJP Chairman , JP Nadda, in Darbhanga#BiharElectionspic.twitter.com/Rs67IHqHDL
– ANI (@ANI) November 5, 2020
Trump, who, on Thursday night, once again alleged election fraud without evidence, is on the verge of losing the US presidential race, with Joe Biden closing in on victory amid an electoral landscape badly affected by the pandemic of coronavirus.
India, the second nation hardest hit by the Covid pandemic, is 11 lakh behind the United States. More than 50,000 new cases were reported this morning, the first time since October 26 that the record was broken, amid concerns about a spike in cases due to the holiday season.
Modi’s government has been criticized by the opposition, especially Rahul Gandhi from Congress, whose party is part of the Mahagathbandhan in Bihar, for their handling of the pandemic in India.
In September, the center responded by presenting data saying that between 14 and 29 lakhs of cases and up to 78,000 deaths had been prevented due to the national lockdown imposed in March.
The center has also frequently compared figures from more developed countries to indicate that India is in a relatively better position (fewer cases and deaths relative to population size), but experts have questioned the lockdown strategy and possible underreporting. of Covid figures.
Bihar, which faces a massive influx of migrants who had left the state in search of work but were forced to return due to the shutdown, has recorded more than two billion cases and 1,000 deaths so far.
Nitish Kumar promised jobs to the migrants, of which there are more than 32 lakh, but many have been disappointed with the inability of the state government to provide employment, something that has provided ammunition to opposition leaders like Tejashwi Yadav.
Yadav’s promise of 10 lakh of government jobs has captured the imagination of voters and irritated Nitish Kumar, particularly since his ally, the BJP, responded by promising 19 lakh of jobs.
Nitish Kumar has dismissed Yadav’s job promise as “false.” It is unclear if Kumar extended that comment to the BJP promise.
The campaign for the third and final phase of the Bihar elections ends today, and voting for 78 seats will begin early Friday morning. Election results are due November 10.
With contributions from ANI
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