New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath came down heavily on the BJP government at the Centre on Sunday, accusing it of delaying action to combat the coronavirus pandemic for toppling his government in Madhya Pradesh.
He alleged that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was responsible for the situation arising out of the coronavirus outbreak in the country as it allowed Parliament to function in order to ensure that the Madhya Pradesh Assembly was also in session and his government was toppled.
“It is obvious, Parliament was run only to ensure that the Madhya Pradesh Assembly could run and the Congress government be toppled,” Nath told reporters at a press conference addressed through video-conferencing.
He said the BJP’s ultimate aim was to topple his government, pointing out that the nationwide lockdown was announced a day after the Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led government of the saffron party was installed in Madhya Pradesh.
“Why did the Modi government wait till March 24 to declare the lockdown? It was eyeing to topple the Congress government in Madhya Pradesh since February and after a BJP chief minister took oath on March 23, the nationwide lockdown was announced the next day on March 24,” Nath said.
Detailing the chronology of events, he said while there were only three COVID-19 cases in February, the government delayed the lockdown till March 24 and by then, the number of coronavirus cases had increased by 175 times to 536.
All countries were taking steps to check the spread of the virus, the Odisha and Chhattisgarh assemblies were adjourned, but when the Madhya Pradesh Assembly speaker adjourned the House till March 26, the BJP mocked at him, the Congress leader said. (PTI)
