MUMBAI: Travel to the state from outside is behind the spike in
Covid-19 cases here, said Shiv Sena politician Sanjay Raut on Tuesday. He said the
MVA government here was taking several measures to stem the spread of the virus but other states had failed to take proper steps to control Covid-19 and people coming from there were bringing it with them.
Raut pointed to crowding at the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar and the participation of lakhs in poll rallies in West Bengal.
“Compared to those states, more measures have been taken by the state and rules are followed by the people in
Maharashtra,” he said. “The government and administration are trying to control the situation here and Maharashtra’s health-care system is the best in the country. CM
Uddhav Thackeray has put restrictions even on Gudi Padwa celebrations. Other states should put some restrictions for a month or two.”
He said the behaviour of other states was an invitation to a national lockdown.
Raut sarcastically wished leader of the opposition in the assembly Devendra Fadnavis best of luck a day after asked the people of Pandharpur to vote in the by-election and leave the change of government in the state to him.
On the 24-hour campaign ban imposed on West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee following public statements that were held to have incited violence, Raut said the decision raised a question mark over democracy and the Election Commission. “She is getting support from the people,” he said.