Sanjay Raut
MUMBAI: Describing the Covid-19 situation in the country as “unprecedented, almost war-like and nothing but total chaos”, Shiv Sena leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut said that a two-day special session of Parliament should be convened to discuss the crisis caused by the pandemic. “It’s an unprecedented and almost a war like situation,” Raut tweeted on Monday. “Utmost confusion and tension everywhere! No beds, no oxygen and no vaccination as well! It’s nothing but total chaos!”
Later, while talking to the media, Raut said he had spoken with a few prominent politicians on the situation in their states and they agreed that the overall scene is grim. “The practice of hiding numbers in some states has stopped...now we can only see patients on the streets, pyres burning everywhere and no space in cemeteries. If the situation is not brought under control now, there will be anarchy in the country,” Raut warned. “I sincerely feel that a special session of Parliament should be held where all MPs should express their views and discuss the Covid situation in their states. The Centre should hear the requirements of all states...It is a national crisis.”