Congress senior spokesperson Ajay Maken quoted a report from The Lancet journal which claimed that “India will see a staggering one million deaths from COVID-19 by August 1”. He said the report also said that “if that outcome were to happen, Modi government would be responsible for presiding over a self-inflicted national catastrophe”. The Congress leader further said the Indian Medical Association (IMA) and The Lancet have made several suggestions similar to those made by his party leaders. Maken asserted that it is the duty of the national government that people should neither die of the pandemic nor of hunger. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh also hit out at the central government over The Lancet report.

Source: Hindustan Times May 08, 2021 17:15 UTC