Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday attacked the government over a WHO report which claimed that there were 4.7 million Covid deaths in India, saying ”science does not lie, Prime Minister Narendra Modi does”.
Rahul Gandhi also demanded that the government should support the families that have lost loved ones by giving them the mandated Rs four lakh compensation.
In a tweet, he said, ”47 lakh Indians died due to the Covid pandemic. NOT 4.8 lakh as claimed by the Govt. Science doesn’t LIE. Modi does”.
”Respect families who’ve lost loved ones. Support them with the mandated ā¹4 lakh compensation,” the former Congress chief said.
The WHO on Thursday stated that 14.9 million (one million=10 lakhs) people were killed either by Covid directly or due to the pandemic’s impact on health systems and society.