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Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday claimed the Jan Ashirwad Yatra , being carried out by a number of Union ministers in various states, was an invitation for a third wave of COVID-19 . Talking to reporters here, Raut said they have asked the BJP to have patience.
Notably, newly-inducted Union ministers Bharti Pawar, Kapil Patil and Bhagwat Karad earlier this week embarked on Jan Ashirwad yatras in different parts of Maharashtra to reach out to people and thank them for the BJP s win in elections in the recent past.
At the event, hundreds of BJP activists welcomed Patil – the first representative from Thane to be given a cabinet berth – while members of the Agri and Koli communities danced and sang songs.
Daily cases of Covid-19 in India continued to decline although infections in Kerala surged past 20,000 again after three days of relatively low numbers. India reported 35,178 fresh cases on Wednesday, a day after daily numbers had dipped below 25,000 following low testing on Independence Day.