Congress slams Centre for police quizzing YC chief on COVID-19 relief

The Congress on Friday requested if offering oxygen cylinders and life-saving medicine to COVID-19 sufferers is a “crime” below the Narendra Modi authorities.

This follows the questioning of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) chief B V Srinivas by the crime department of the Delhi Police.

“Today every person has to decide if providing oxygen, helping people to get life-saving drugs like Remdesivir, arranging beds or providing food to ambulance drivers is a crime. It seems to be a crime according to Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” mentioned Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala.

“Today, Modi ji and [Home Minister] Amit Shah Ji sent Delhi Police to the office of the IYC office to question Srinivas ji. Can there be a more despicable act than this? Is it a sin committed by the Youth Congress and the Congress to provide help that the Modi government has been unable to do?, he stated.

The government should be “ashamed” of itself, he mentioned. He asserted that the Youth Congress would proceed to supply oxygen and different life-saving medicine to needy COVID-19 sufferers.

“They [Delhi Police officials] wanted to know the details of how are we helping people. We answered all their questions,” Mr. Srinivas mentioned.

At a web based press convention, All India Congress Committee in control of Delhi Shaktisinh Gohil mentioned Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee chief Anil Chaudhary and former MLA Mukesh Sharma have additionally obtained discover for such questioning.

Police clarification

However, a Delhi Police official claimed that the questioning adopted a route from the Delhi High Court on a writ petition filed by Dr. Deepak Singh about politicians concerned in unlawful distribution of COVID-19 medicines, and so forth

Several individuals, together with ruling Aam Admi Party lawmaker Dilip Pandey, would even be questioned, he added.