Indore: In what could embarrass Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led authorities which has been making relentless efforts to sort out the meteoric rise in Covid-19 circumstances, state’s Tourism Minister Usha Thakur was seen searching for divine intervention, with out sporting a masks, on the Indore Airport campus to defeat the pandemic.
The video of Thakur performing ‘puja’ earlier than Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar’s idol on the Indore Airport campus has gone viral on social media. Surrounded by 4 individuals, the minister could be seen clapping and singing whereas performing the puja to do away with the virus.
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#IDR,Hon’ble Minister of Culture MP,Respected Usha Thakurji together with Airport Director prayed to Punya Shlok Ahilya Mata to cut back Covid Malady and save residents of Indore #invoking God’s blessings for residents,Pradesh,Bharat Desh #Unite2FightCorona @IndoreDiscuss @aairedwr pic.twitter.com/8pFqSJAV8U
— Airport Director Indore (@aaiidrairport) April 9, 2021
She had earlier courted controversy stating these main vedic way of life don’t have a lot to worry from Covid-19.
Meanwhile, the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister has dominated out the opportunity of a lockdown within the state whereas categorically stating this isn’t the answer to finish Covid-19. Instead of a lockdown.
He, nevertheless, added {that a} curfew has been imposed in view of the surge in circumstances.
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Madhya Pradesh has registered over 4,900 new coronavirus circumstances within the final 24 hours, taking the tally over 3,32,000.