Keypoints:
- Haryana CM said that it is pointless to argue over Covid-19 fatality figures as the dead won’t come back to life.
- Khattar was answering to the questions about the alleged under-reporting of deaths due to Covid.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar was answering to the questions about the alleged under-reporting of deaths due to the virus. He said that it was pointless to argue over the figures of Covid-19 fatalities as the dead won’t come back to life, and the focus should be on providing relief to those suffering now.
On Monday, he told the reporters of Rohtak that, “The kind of difficult situation we are going through, we don’t have to play with data. Our entire focus should be on how people will recover and how we can provide them relief.”
At one point he said that, “And those who have died will not come back by creating a furore over it.” He argued that there was no point in getting into a debate on whether the official number of deaths were correct.
Opposition Congress slammed his remarks. Party General Secretary, Randeep Singh Surjewala said that, “These can only be the words of a merciless ruler.” “There is a need to make a noise over every death which is the result of the government’s inefficiency, so that the deaf BJP government can hear the echo,” he said.
“These remarks are shameful. I strongly condemn the thinking of the chief minister,” the Congress leader tweeted.
To review the supply of oxygen and other facilities fir Covid patients, the Minister had visited Rohtak, Panipat, Hisar and Faridabad
“We will do everything possible so that lives are saved. Whether the deaths are less or more, there is no point getting into this debate,” he said.“Whether we are able to set the systems right is the question. From our side, we are setting the systems in place,” he added. He said that nobody expected this kind of situation.
“Who knew this pandemic will come, neither you knew nor we. To fight this, we need everyone’s cooperation including yours, mine, the patients’. Therefore, these issues should not be the topic of any controversy.”
