Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday claimed that 40 lakh Indians died during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the government’s “negligence”, and once again demanded that all families of the deceased be given ₹4 lakh compensation each.
Taking to Twitter, Mr. Gandhi shared the screenshot of a New York Times report which claimed that India was stalling the WHO’s efforts to make global COVID-19 death toll public.
“Modi ji neither speaks the truth, nor lets others speak. He still lies that no one died due to oxygen shortage!” Mr. Gandhi charged in a tweet.