Hitting back at Rahul Gandhi, who commented that claim that India would lose the battle against Covid-19 if the fight was restricted to the Prime Minister’s Office, The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday accused the senior Congress leader of being out of touch with reality.

“We don’t know which world Rahul Gandhi is living in. The fight against the coronavirus pandemic best exemplifies Team India spirit fostered by PM Narendra Modi. Views and experiences of state governments have largely contributed to the framing and revision of the Central government’s guidelines,” BJP spokesperson GVL Narsimha Rao said.

“Rahul Gandhi is out of touch with reality and out of sync with his own party ruled state governments,” the BJP spokesperson added.

Gandhi also made suggestions related to an economic package, suggesting a cash transfer into everyone’s account as a bailout.
“Call it ‘nyay’ (justice) or call it by any other name but do it,” he urged the central government.
The senior Congress leader had earlier addressed the media on April 16, when he had emphasised that the lockdown was not a solution to defeat Covid-19 but just a pause button.

“The lockdown is not a key, that you switch it on and it’s gone. It requires a number of things to happen. It requires a psychological change. The government needs to understand that it’s not an on-off switch,” he added.