More than 700 teachers died of COVID-19 during U.P. panchayat polls: Priyanka Gandhi

Congress basic secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday alleged that over 700 teachers have died of COVID-19 as a result of of holding panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh amid a catastrophic onslaught of the second wave. She mentioned it’s “nothing less than a crime against humanity” and charged the State Election Commission (SEC) with “playing along”.

The social gathering in-charge of U.P. claimed {that a} pregnant was among the many victims. The State authorities’s actions amounted to ‘terrorise’ the folks and conceal the reality from them.

The polling for the four-phase elections ended on Thursday with a turnout of 75% within the ultimate section.

“These elections have been conducted in almost 60,000 gram sabhas of U.P. without any thought of the catastrophic onslaught of the second wave. Meetings were conducted, campaigning continued and the spread of COVID-19 in U.P.’s villages is now unstoppable. People are dying in numbers far, far above the deceitful official figures,” Ms. Vadra mentioned in a collection of tweets.

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People have been dying of their properties throughout rural U.P., and these deaths should not being counted as pandemic associated as a result of folks aren’t being examined, she claimed.

Covering up the reality

“The government’s actions are designed to cover up the truth and terrorise both the public and the medical community, which is working tirelessly to save lives. What is happening in U.P. is nothing less than a crime against humanity and the SEC, U.P. is playing along,” Ms. Vadra alleged.

Earlier this week, she had demanded compensation of ₹50 lakh for the households of authorities workers who allegedly died as a result of COVID-19 whereas performing the ballot obligation.