Indore: The Madhya Pradesh Congress accused BJP leaders for violating COVID-19 protocols while welcoming former Union minister and Rajya Sabha member Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday.
Pictures clearly show that BJP leaders, while welcoming Scindia at the airport, stood very close to each other and even jostled to give him bouquets, thereby flouting the standing operating procedure (SOP) in place to curb the coronavirus spread," MP Congress spokesman Neelabh Shukla said in a release.
He said state minister Tulsi Silawat, a supporter of Scindia, too, went to the airport to receive the RS member despite the fact that he has returned home from the hospital after recovering from COVID-19 just three days ago. Shukla said doctors advice recovered patients to be in-home isolation for a week after returning from hospitals.
BJP leaders openly violated physical distancing norms while welcoming Scindia, the opposition party said.
However, state BJP spokesman Umesh Sharma dismissed the Congress charges, saying the party strictly adhered to the COVID-19 guidelines.
Meanwhile, social distancing norms were also flouted when Jyotiraditya Scindia performed puja of Shahi Mahakal Sawari along with agricultural minister Kamal Patel and higher education minister Mohan Yadav. The video of the puja being offered by the BJP leaders is going viral across social media.
The total COVID caseload of the state stands at 45,455 with 10,312 active cases. The death toll is pegged at 1,105 and a total of 34,038 patients have been cured and discharged.
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With PTI inputs
