BJP spreading virus of communal prejudice: Sonia

April 23, 2020 11:39

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Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday accused the BJP of spreading the virus of communal prejudice and hatred in the country and asserted that "grave damage" is being done to social harmony. Addressing a meeting of the Congress Working Committee, Gandhi said this should worry every Indian and the Congress will have to work hard to repair this damage. "Let me also share with you something that should worry each and every one as Indians. When we should be tackling the coronavirus unitedly, the BJP continues to spread the virus of communal prejudice and hatred," she said. "Grave damage is being done to our social harmony. Our party, we will have to work hard to repair that damage," she added.

Speaking on the lockdown she said 12 crore jobs have been lost in the first phase of the lockdown. "Sections of our society, especially farmers, labourers, migrant workers, face acute hardship due to the lockdown

We have repeatedly urged PM there is no alternative to testing, tracing and quarantine; unfortunately, testing still is low," Gandhi said.

"When we should be tackling coronavirus unitedly, BJP continues to spread virus of communal prejudice and hatred."

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi and top Congress leaders attended the meeting through video conference. This is the second time, the CWC, the Congress' top decision-making body, is meeting in the past three weeks. PTI

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