P Chidambaram attacked the government due to the increase in COVID-19 cases
New Delhi:
The leader of Congress, P Chidambaram, attacked the government today for the increase in the number of coronavirus cases, claiming that the only country that is not reaping the benefits of the lockdown strategy appears to be India.
He also predicted that by the end of September, India could have 65 lakh of COVID-19 cases.
Chidambaram’s attack on the government came as India’s COVID-19 infection count surpassed 40 lakh. Recoveries have risen to 31,07,223 on Saturday, according to data compiled by the Union Ministry of Health.
“I had predicted that the total number of infections will reach 55 lakh on September 30. I am wrong. India will reach that number on September 20. By the end of September, the number may touch 65 lakh,” Chidambaram said.
“The only country that is not reaping the benefits of the blockade strategy seems to be India,” claimed the former Union minister.
The only country that is not reaping the benefits of the lockdown strategy appears to be India.
Prime Minister Modi, who promised that we will defeat the coronavirus in 21 days, must explain why India failed when other countries appear to have succeeded.
– P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) September 5, 2020
“Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi, who promised that we will defeat the coronavirus in 21 days, must explain why India failed when other countries appear to have succeeded,” he said.
In another tweet, Chidambaram also criticized the Finance Ministry for the state of the economy, saying it has “no word of explanation for the unprecedented negative growth in the first quarter of 2020-21”.
“But he has returned to his old game of fooling the people of India and predicting a V-shaped recovery (from the coronavirus-induced decline),” the former finance minister said.
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