Corona is over, says Bengal BJP chief as cases surge

The state head of the BJP Dilip Ghosh told a public rally in Hooghly district that Corona was an excuse by the state government to stop his party from holding rallies

Kolkata:The head of the Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal has said that the coronavirus pandemic is over. His comments come at a time when parts of India are seeing a surge in the number of cases.

Dilip Ghosh told a public rally in Dhaniakhali in Hooghly district that the state government was imposing a lockdown to stop the BJP from holding rallies.

The video clip of his comments is doing the rounds on Twitter and other social media platforms.

"Corona is Gone! Didi (Mamata Banerjee) is acting. She is intentionally imposing lockdown so that BJP cannot hold meetings and rallies in Bengal," Ghosh said.

Addressing the gathering, Ghosh also said that Mamata Banerjee's brothers are feeling unwell seeing the supporters of Bengal BJP.

"They are feeling unwell, not due to fear of coronavirus, but due to the fear of BJP," Ghosh said.

Party insiders who were there on the podium along with Ghosh on Wednesday also confirmed it.

Interestingly, Ghosh's statement comes at a time when India is witnessing the highest single-day spike of Covid-19 cases in the world.

(IANS)