Former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda on Monday said that the COVID-19 pandemic would not have been what it is had the Centre concentrated more on COVID-19 management rather than the elections in five States. The Centre focused on the elections and did not concentrate on the pandemic. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi focused on winning elections and forgot the pandemic.”On the Prime Minister shedding tears over the loss of lives in the pandemic, Mr. Gowda said that he may have become emotional since his constituency has been badly affected. Mr. Gowda said that due to the pandemic the Opposition parties are not in a situation to take to the streets to fight the government.

Source: The Hindu May 24, 2021 13:42 UTC