Govt's mega push for positivity is like burying one's head in the sand: Rahul


New Delhi, May 12 (IANS): Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday slammed the government over its mega push for positivity to fend off criticism nationally and internationally as "burying one's head in the sand" and a betrayal of citizens.

In a tweet in Hindi, Gandhi said, "The false assurance of 'positive thinking' is a joke on those families and health workers who have lost their loved ones and are suffering a crisis of oxygen, hospitals and medicines. Burying one's head in the sand is not positive - it is a betrayal of our citizens."

He also attached a news report in Hindi with the tweet.

On the same day, poll strategist Prashant Kishor also slammed the government, describing as "disgusting attempts to push "propaganda" in the name of spreading positivity.

"In the face of a grieving nation and tragedies unfolding all around us, the continued attempt to push falsehood and propaganda in the name of spreading positivity is disgusting! For being positive we don't have to become blind propagandist of the government," Kishor said in a tweet.

The remarks came amid reports of a new strategy of the government, the ruling BJP and its ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to fight massive national and international criticism of the Narendra Modi government's handling of the Covid second wave.

On Wednesday, India recorded 4,205 deaths, the highest so far in a day with 3.48 lakh cases of Covid-19.

 

  

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Wed, May 12 2021

    People affected by Kumbh Mela are now being disposed in the river Ganga ...

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  • Omar, Mysore

    Wed, May 12 2021

    Another JUMLA project Clean Ganga

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  • J N Lobo, Mumbai

    Wed, May 12 2021

    No cremation, no burial, just throw the dead ones in the 'Holy' Ganga. 71 bodies floating ! Another method of reducing dead fifures.

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  • anthony, mangalore

    Wed, May 12 2021

    The lack of planning and preparation between the first and the second wave is the worst act of negligence and incompetent governance. The Prime Minister has completely failed to provide a sense of safety, direction or leadership during this massive human crisis we are facing. The entire country is in tears. There are no hospital beds available, medicines are running short, crematoriums are full, frontline workers are exhausted...

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  • Veer, Nagpur

    Wed, May 12 2021

    Modi BaBa how to fight the ‘Positivity’ of the criticism domestically and internationally with people who have eyes and brains. Everyday that passes it becomes very obvious and evident about your governance. The whole world knows the constitution of any democratic country, so if you rule against that constitution then they don’t need rocket science to understand your hidden agenda.

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