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His Master s Spin: As Modi Faces Covid Surge Heat, Media s New Villains are Farmers, Babus
Farmers have been protesting at Delhi s borders for months now. Why would this create sudden delays in a time of crisis?
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New Delhi: As Delhi’s hospitals were making desperate calls for oxygen and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal handling of the COVID-19 crisis came under sharp scrutiny, the ruling partyâs spokespersons and government-aligned media found new scapegoats this week.
On Tuesday evening, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted that some hospitals were left with âjust a few hours of oxygenâ. Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia posted a list of hospitals with the number of hours left for their oxygen supply to run out.
The Gandhi family refers to Congress President Sonia Gandhi, her son, and key Indian parliamentarian Rahul Gandhi and her daughter, Priyanka Gandhi, who is the general secretary of the organisation.
“They take no accountability for the sorry state of affairs in Congress-ruled states,” it adds.
The text from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) blames the media for not being able to speak truth to the opposition, although it was relentless in questioning the government. It further calls on the media to do some “soul searching.” The sad part is that the media which speaks truth to power, is not able to speak truth to the opposition. They just keep amplifying their lies and misinformation. No fact check, no assessment of their claims is done,” reads the message, as it points out that Prime Minister Modi’s government was putting its best foot forward in combating the ongoing COVID pandemic.
: Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 12:30 PM IST
Is Gujarat fudging COVID-19 death data? Discrepancies spark Opposition ire even as HC seeks real picture
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As India s COVID-19 situation grows progressively grimmer, the country on Tuesday reported it s highest ever single day death toll of 1,761. If a recent report by medical journal Lancet is anything to go by, the numbers are only going to soar higher in the weeks to come. But this situation, problematic as it is, may not be the entire picture.
Over the last few days, there have been allegations levelled against several states of fudging data to make the pandemic situation appear rosier than it really is. In Gujarat, countless news reports have emerged contending that the data is being doctored and the cause of death modified. According to a report by The Print, the western state has seen a surge in death due to illness even as the COVID-19 toll remains low. The publication spoke to individuals working with cremation gr
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