New Delhi: The Congress has described Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation as ’empty talk’ and said he had relinquished his responsibility.
The party lashed out at Modi after he addressed the nation on the coronavirus situation and advised States against clamping lockdown, and said he has chosen to relinquish his responsibilities and put the onus of saving India on NGOs, children and the youth.
The Congress said the prime minister has left the people to fend for.themselves in fighting the pandemic and described his address to the nation as nothing but empty talk.
‘The Prime Minister addressed the nation in the middle of a full blown catastrophe. He was expected to tell the nation as to what the government has done in terms of increasing beds in hospitals, increasing Oxygen output and streamlining supplies, making drugs like Remdesivir and Tocilizumab available, increasing the number of Ventilators and enhancing vaccination. However, he chose to relinquish all his responsibilities and put the onus of saving India on NGOs, Youth and Baal Mitras,’ Congress general secretary Ajay Maken said in a statement.
‘He put the onus of doing whatever little possible on State Governments and that also by practically advising them to not implement Lock Downs,’ he added.