Shiv Sena has criticised the Supreme Court over the delay in taking a note of the COVID-19 situation in India, saying had the apex court taken into the consideration the roadshows done by many political leaders including Prime Minister, Home Minister, and the Haridwar Kumbh at the right time then such a grim situation would not have been there in the country.
India has been reporting more than three lakh coronavirus cases and over 2,000 related deaths on a daily basis since the past few days and the situation appears to deteriorate in the coming days as well. Sena, in an editorial in its mouthpiece ' Saamna', said, "There is no need to pay attention to what the Supreme Court or the high court of the country say after the COVID-19 situation in the country has gone out of control. In recent times, courts are waking up with convenience. Covid-19 is a national disaster and the Supreme Court has now sought information about what the central government has planned to fight this disaster."
It further added, "The Supreme Court itself has now taken cognizance of the country's grave situation due to COVID-19. But had the Supreme Court taken into consideration the roadshows done by many political leaders, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar at the right time, then, such a situation would not have arrived where people are dying on the streets."
Sena further said that the central government was responsible for the worsening COVID-19 situation in the national capital. The party further said that India's reputation as well as that of PM Modi has taken a big hit globally. Recently, British daily 'The Guardian' published an article with a headline: 'The system has collapsed': India's descent into Covid hell', it said.
"The heads of the central government need to introspect, rather than blaming the states. The country's health system created such a false illusion of defeating the crisis of COVID-19. But despite knowing that the second wave will come and it will be terrible. What did the central government do to become self-sufficient in the matter of health facilities? This is the question," the editorial read.
