PM Modi, Amit Shah encouraged super-spreader events, even bragged about them: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that PM Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah 'encouraged super-spreader events and even bragged about them' as the second wave of Covid infections devastated the country.

As India logged a world record of over four lakh coronavirus infections on Saturday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the entire world is shaken by what is happening here and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "dropping the ball and throwing it to states" after prematurely taking credit for having "won against Covid-19" when the second wave was already underway. India needs to stand together and help our people.We have launched ‘Hello Doctor’ a medical advisory helpline. Please call +919983836838 for medical advice.Dear Dr’s & mental health professionals, we need your help. Please enroll on https://t.co/KbNzoy1PUa "Rely on yourself is the motto. No one will come to help you. Definitely, not the prime minister," Gandhi said, while alleging that the Covid-19 situation has gone completely out of control for the Modi government, and wondered whether it was their way of making the states and the citizens truly 'Aatmanirbhar'. In an exclusive interview to PTI, the former Congress chief alleged that the government completely failed to understand or to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic, right from the very beginning, despite repeated warnings including from scientists.