File picture of Nobel laureate Amartya Sen. (Reuters)
State BJP spokesperson Samik Bhattacharya additionally stated that he can not hold criticising the federal government in entrance of the complete world.
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- Last Updated:June 05, 2021, 23:31 IST
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The BJP’s West Bengal unit on Saturday hit out at Nobel laureate Amartya Sen for his remarks that the Narendra Modi authorities’s schizophrenia led to the Covid-19 ravage, claiming that the economist’s assault was purely political. State BJP spokesperson Samik Bhattacharya additionally stated that he can not hold on criticising the federal government in entrance of the complete world.
At a programme in Mumbai on late Friday night, Sen had stated that India’s “confused” government focused on taking credit for its actions, rather than working to restrict the spread of COVID-19, resulting in schizophrenia that led to massive troubles. “I’m not that arrogant to state that Sen has grown old and requires counselling. But we must not forget his comments before Modi became the PM. Whatever he has spoken against the PM and the central government are purely political,” Bhattacharya informed reporters.
He may give ideas, in addition to say issues as everybody has that proper in a democratic nation, the state BJP spokesperson stated. India was higher positioned to struggle the pandemic due to its pharma manufacturing prowess and likewise larger immunity ranges, the famous economist had stated whereas talking at an occasion organised by the Rashtra Seva Dal.
Sen’s remarks got here within the backdrop of the second wave of the pandemic seeing the variety of formally reported circumstances topping over 4 lakh a day and over 4,500 deaths day by day.
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