Guwahati: Assam’s Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who drew flak over his remarks stating the folks needn’t put on masks, on Sunday hit again at his critics and stated the state has contained the Covid-19 pandemic properly together with “impressive recovery of economy”.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief additionally stated these making enjoyable of his statements should go to Assam and take inventory of the state of affairs.
“Those who are making fun on my statement on mask, must come to Assam and see how we have contained COVID-19 in compare to the states like Delhi, Kerala, and Maharashtra along with impressive recovery of our economy. We will celebrate Bihu also with the same enthusiasm this year,” he tweeted.
Those who’re making enjoyable on my assertion on masks, should come to Assam and see how we’ve contained COVID-19 in evaluate to the states like Delhi, Kerala, and Maharashtra together with spectacular restoration of our economic system.We will have a good time Bihu additionally with the identical enthusiasm this yr
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) April 4, 2021
Shiv Sena chief Priyanka Chaturvedi, who was amongst these to take potshots at Sarma over his remarks, stated “this is too much of confidence”.
“This is too much of misplaced confidence. A country raging with COVID cases, for him to declare- No need to wear masks, Assam has no COVID is extremely dangerous& fuelled by politics. And that bit about parlours? So flippant,” she tweeted.
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This is an excessive amount of of misplaced confidence. A rustic raging with COVID circumstances, for him to declare- No have to put on masks,Assam has no COVID is extraordinarily harmful& fuelled by politics. And that bit about parlours? So flippant. pic.twitter.com/AdlSpQaZcb
— Priyanka Chaturvedi (@priyankac19) April 4, 2021
Continuing her diatribe towards Sarma, the Shiv Sena chief in one other tweet stated: “We have the first state in the country or rather the world whose Health Minister has declared it COVID free and has advised no masks needed, no COVID protocols to be followed either. We must all celebrate the feat& get WHO to endorse it! I urge GoI to do the needful!”
We have the primary state within the nation or reasonably the world whose Health Minister has declared it COVID free and has suggested no masks wanted, no COVID protocols to be adopted both. We should all have a good time the feat& get WHO to endorse it! I urge GoI to do the needful!
— Priyanka Chaturvedi (@priyankac19) April 4, 2021
Speaking in an interview to The Lallantop earlier on Saturday, Sarma stated the folks of Assam needn’t put on masks as a protecting measure towards Covid-19 as a result of the lethal viral illness isn’t any extra within the state. He additionally puzzled as to why the folks ought to put on masks and “create panic” when Covid-19 has already left Assam.
Sarma’s remark comes at a time when the nation is reeling beneath a second wave of Covid-19 as over 90,000 new circumstances have been reported within the final 24 hours. 12 states and Union Territories have proven an upward trajectory of Covid-19 circumstances. Maharashtra has reported the best each day new circumstances at 49,447 adopted by Chhattisgarh with 5,818 circumstances whereas Karnataka reported 4,373 new circumstances.
