Senior Congress chief and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath on Friday landed right into a recent controversy after he allegedly mentioned that “India will not be mahan (nice), however a badnam (notorious) nation”. He made the remark while addressing a press conference in Satna district’s Maihar over the central government’s efforts to handle Covid-19 pandemic in the country.
“Bharat ab mahan nahin, badnam ho chukka hai (India is not great anymore, its ill-reputed now),” he mentioned, including that numerous overseas nations have banned the entry of Indian nationals and claimed that folks now keep away from to sit within the taxis pushed by Indian nationals, stating that he had obtained a name just lately from New York on the identical.
Blaming Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Centre for prevailing Covid-19 state of affairs within the nation, Nath claimed {that a} Covid-19 mafia is being run in BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh. “I had began a marketing campaign in opposition to adulteration, whereas BJP employees at the moment are promoting ventilators, oxygen and hospital beds,” he mentioned.
Stepping up his attack on the central government, he further said nothing was done by the Centre to stop second wave of Covid-19 despite being alerted by the experts.
“If questions are asked then the person is called a ‘traitor’ and FIRs are lodged against him,” he mentioned.
The Congress chief additionally accused Chief Minister Shivraj Chouhan for “hiding” Covid-19 vaccination data and suggested him to develop a website which will carry all the details of those vaccinated. He also demanded Rs 5 lakh compensation to kin of those who lost their lives due to fake injections to fight Covid-19 and other related diseases.
Hitting out at Nath over his remarks, Chief Minister Chouhan asked Congress president Sonia Gandhi to expel him from the party immediately. “He has lost his mental balance and needs medical check-up. I urge AICC president Sonia Gandhi to expel Kamal Nath from the party, otherwise, it will be considered that she agrees with Nath’s views.”
Speaking on the remarks, BJP normal secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya mentioned, “India was at all times nice and can stay similar however these with Italian glasses gained’t find a way to see this.”
Recently, an FIR was registered against Nath for allegedly creating panic over the coronavirus pandemic through his remarks, a police official said.
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