40 lakh Indians died due to ‘government negligence’ during Kovid: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday claimed that 40 lakh Indians died during the coronavirus pandemic due to the government’s “negligence” and once again demanded that a compensation of Rs 4 lakh each be given to all the families of the deceased.

Taking to Twitter, Gandhi shared a screenshot of a New York Times report which claimed that India was stalling WHO’s efforts to make the global Covid death toll public. He said, ‘Modi ji neither speaks the truth nor does he allow others to speak. He still lies that no one died due to lack of oxygen!” Gandhi alleged in a tweet in Hindi with a screenshot of the report. “I had said earlier also that due to the government’s negligence during Covid, five Not lakhs, but 40 lakh Indians were killed,” the former Congress chief said.

Gandhi said, “Fulfill your responsibility, Modi ji should give a compensation of Rs 4 lakh each to the family of the (Kovid) victim.”

India on Saturday questioned the World Health Organization’s (WHO) methodology for estimating the COVID-19 mortality rate in the country, saying such mathematical modeling could not be used in the death statistics for such a vast nation of geographic size and population. Cannot be used to estimate. The Union Health Ministry issued a statement on 16 April in response to an article titled ‘India is Stalling WHO’s Efforts to Make Global Covid Death Toll Public’, which stated that the country has taken a stand on the methodology used on several occasions. have shared their concerns with the body. ,