New Delhi: At the time when nation is battling towards lethal Coronavirus, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress within the opposition have gotten right into a disagreement, politicising the elements behind the outbreak of second wave of Covid-19.
Both the events boast their efforts and initiatives to deal with the pandemic, and on the identical time blame one another for the worsening state of affairs. While Congress has constantly raised questions on the continued development beneath Central Vista Project, the saffron celebration has expressed sturdy condemnation, and accused Congress of being ‘politically selfish’.
EXPLAINED | 10 Points About The ‘Congress Toolkit’ Released By BJP
Turning the spat into an intense brawl, BJP not too long ago shared an alleged “Congress toolkit” and mentioned that the celebration was attempting to smear Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India. BJP alleged that on the time of Corona, when your complete nation is combating the epidemic, the Congress is attempting to ‘humiliate and discredit’ India internationally for its political selfishness.
A day after sharing few pages of the alleged toolkit, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra on Wednesday claimed that the doc was written by a girl recognized as Saumya Varma.
Who Is Saumya Varma?
Sharing few images on his official twitter account, Sambit Patra on Wednesday mentioned that toolkit was written by Saumya Varma, who’s seen standing behind Rahul Gandhi.
In press convention held in the present day, the BJP spokesperson alleged that the area skilled recognized Varma’s identify from the shared toolkit doc. He went on to allege that Saumya is related to Member of Parliament M. V. Rajeev Gowda, who presently serves as Chairman of the “Congress Research Department.”
Training weapons at Congress senior leaders Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi, Patra in a tweet mentioned, “Congress wanted to know who is the writer of this toolkit. Check the property of this paper. Author- Saumya Varma. Who is Saumya Varma? The evidence itself is speaking. Will Rahul and Sonia answer now?”
Reacting to Patra’s remarks, Rajeev Gowda in a tweet mentioned, “Patra is showing metadata/author of a real document & attributing it to a FAKE”.
On Tuesday, Patra alleged that Congress ready a number of toolkits from day one to “tarnish India’s image” and mentioned the one goal is to defame and divert. Nadda too lambasted the Congress over the toolkit and alleged the Congress is a grasp at “diving society and spewing venom against others”.
What is ‘Congress Toolkit’?
According to screenshots circulated by the BJP, the doc says: “Use the phrase ‘Indian strain’ whenever talking of the new mutant. Social media volunteers may call it ‘Modi strain’.” In the shared doc there is a part on the PM-CARES fund which says, “Mobilise former civil servants to raise questions about PM-CARES like they did earlier” and “Mobilise friendly RTI activists to file multiple RTIs” on the fund. The doc additionally hyperlinks the Kumbh Mela to be a brilliant spreader occasion, it suggests to make use of the time period “super spreader Kumbh”.
Congress Junks Away ‘Toolkit’, Files FIR Against Nadda, Patra
Meanwhile, the Congress Party has lodged an FIR for forgery towards Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President J.P. Nadda and saffron celebration spokesperson Sambit Patra over the “fake” toolkit shared by the ruling celebration on the Centre on “COVID-19 mismanagement” and “attributing it to AICC Research Department”.
Congress nationwide spokesperson Sunil Ahire mentioned the saffron celebration “shamelessly concocts forgeries” as an alternative of offering aid “when our country is devastated by COVID”.
