Bihar: Tejashwi Prasad Yadav urges people to skip BJP’s virtual rallies

PATNA: RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav called BJP leaders and workers as ‘special jamaatis’ and alleged that they were spreading coronavirus in Bihar. He asked people to stay away from their virtual rallies. Tejashwi also lashed out at state health minister Mangal Pandey for the deteriorating crisis due to Covid-19 and failing to save even his BJP office from virus infection.
His tweet came a day after 24 BJP leaders and workers tested positive for Covid-19. “In random test of 100 BJP state members, 75 were found positive. Imagine if all are tested, then what will be the results. Hence, people of Bihar are requested to keep themselves and their family members away from these ‘special jamatis’, who are spreading virus, and protect the state. Understand the difference of virtual and vulture,” tweeted Tejashwi.
Tejashwi also attacked deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi and state BJP president for not expressing grief over the death of Dr N K Singh and Dr Ashwani Kumar, who got infected while serving people and died while fighting Covid-19. Tejashwi wrote, “They just do drama of banging plates and showering petals. After their (doctors) death, these people are busy in their virtual rallies.”
BJP state spokesperson Nikhil Anand criticised RJD and Congress leaders for spreading negativity and giving such statements during Covid-19 crisis. He said BJP leaders were well aware of their responsibility towards the society and they themselves had come forward to get tested because they did not want to infect others, unlike RJD and Congress leaders who were running away from Covid testing.
Nikhil further said RJD-Congress leaders were the supporters of Tablighi Jamaat and hence they should avoid spreading the virus quietly. “Covid-19 is an epidemic and anyone can get infected with the virus. But Tejashwi has stooped very low and is now making fun of infected people,” Nikhil told TOI.