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BJP is concerned Opposition is milking the Lakhimpur Kheri incident to paint party and Modi govt as ‘insensitive’, ‘anti-farmer’ and indulging in human rights violations.
This file photo shows Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah waving to their supporters during a campaign rally in New Delhi, India. Reuters
The alarming surge in Covid-19 cases in India can be blamed largely on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, and their reckless messaging through overcrowded, unmasked election rallies as well as the Kumbh Mela.
With the two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders addressing ‘massive’ rallies and roadshows without masks, an illusion of normality was created. A message was sent to the masses that Covid is a nightmare of the past. The virus loves crowds, as the saying goes, but it particularly adores crowds that don’t bother with masks or physical distancing. And the crowds at mega rallies in Assam or West Bengal suggest that both masks and distancing have become unfashionable.