New Delhi:
Senior Congress chief P Chidambaram for the time being attacked the federal authorities over the rise inside the number of coronavirus circumstances, claiming that the one nation that is not reaping the benefit of the lockdown method appears to be India.
He moreover predicted that by September-end, India may have 65 lakh COVID-19 circumstances.
Mr Chidambaram’s assault on the federal authorities bought right here as India’s COVID-19 an an infection tally sprinted earlier 40 lakh. The recoveries have surged to 31,07,223 on Saturday, in line with data collated by the Union Effectively being Ministry.
“I had predicted that full number of infections will attain 55 lakh by September 30. I am flawed. India will attain that amount by September 20. By end September, the amount may contact 65 lakh,” Mr Chidambaram acknowledged.
“The one nation that is not reaping the benefit of the lockdown method appears to be India,” the earlier Union Minister alleged.
The one nation that is not reaping the benefit of the lockdown method appears to be India
PM Modi who promised that we’re going to defeat coronavirus in 21 days ought to make clear why India failed when totally different worldwide places seem to have succeeded
– P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) September 5, 2020
“PM (Narendra) Modi who promised that we’re going to defeat coronavirus in 21 days ought to make clear why India failed when totally different worldwide places seem to have succeeded,” he acknowledged.
In a single different tweet, Mr Chidambaram moreover hit out on the Ministry of Finance for the state of the monetary system, saying it would not have “a phrase of rationalization for the unprecedented unfavourable growth in Q1 of 2020-21”.
“Nevertheless it is once more to its outdated recreation of misleading the oldsters of India and predicting a V shaped restoration (from the coronavirus-induced stoop),” the earlier Finance Minister acknowledged.
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