COVID-19 surge | Maharashtra BJP claims MVA is fudging data
The Hindu
Fadnavis writes to Sonia; Congress hits back
While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Central government’s agencies praise the ‘Mumbai model’ of fighting the coronavirus, BJP’s Maharashtra leaders seem to think otherwise. The party, which is in the Opposition in the State has once again alleged that the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) is fudging data. Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis has written to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, claiming the State hid 9,603 deaths in 2020 and the practice is still prevalent. “Mumbai has not only reduced the number of COVID tests, but increased the rapid antigen test in a bid to develop new model. Mumbai has registered 40% deaths in the category of ‘deaths due to other reason’ when other districts stand at 0.8% only. Every method is being used to hide the number of deaths,” said Mr. Fadnavis in his letter, which came in response to Ms. Gandhi’s letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Congress said that since Mr. Fadnavis cannot dare to question Mr. Modi over the misgovernance of BJP-ruled States, he has chosen to target Opposition leaders like Ms. Gandhi.More Related News