Coronavirus: No public anger over Centre’s handling of pandemic, claims Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has claimed that there is no public anger against the Bharatiya Janata Party over its handling of the coronavirus crisis. During a talk session with The Indian Express on Sunday, the BJP leader claimed that “anti-BJP forces” were trying to set a wrong narrative.

“There is a section in the country which does not like the popularity of the prime minister or the way he works, and they don’t spare any opportunity to defame the central government and the BJP,” he said. “This section is using the pandemic too for this purpose…So there are many powers who are against the thinking of the BJP and PM Modi is an eyesore for them… These anti-BJP forces are trying to create this narrative. The Prime Minister and Central government have done their best in handling the pandemic.”

When asked about the various media reports that pointed to an undercounting of the toll, Chouhan said problems were bound to arise when a pandemic of a large scale hits. “But the government has tried to do its best to deal with the pandemic…we are doing all we can to serve the people,” he added.

Asked about the discrepancy in the official Covid toll in Bhopal district compared…

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