Rahul Gandhi says govt rubbishing his warnings on COVID-19, China

Taking to Twitter, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that the government continues to rubbish his warnings on rising COVID-19 cases and Chinese aggression in Ladakh. He said even though he kept warning the government on COVID-19, "disaster" has followed.

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday attacked the government over the rise in COVID-19 cases and Chinese aggression in Ladakh, saying it continues to rubbish his warnings.

He said even though he kept warning the government on COVID-19, "disaster" has followed.

"I kept warning them on COVID-19 and the economy. They rubbished it. Disaster followed. I keep warning them on China. They're rubbishing it," he said on Twitter.

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  Disaster followed.
  
  I keep warning them on China. They’re rubbishing it.

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  I kept warning them on Covid19 and the economy. They rubbished it.
  
  Disaster followed.
  
  I keep warning them on China. They’re rubbishing it.

  — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) July 24, 2020

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  I kept warning them on Covid19 and the economy. They rubbished it.
  
  Disaster followed.
  
  I keep warning them on China. They’re rubbishing it.

  — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) July 24, 2020

India saw a record single-day spike of 49,310 COVID-19 cases taking the country's tally to 12,87,945 on Friday, while the recoveries surged to 8,17,208, according to the Union Health Ministry data.

The death toll mounted to 30,601 with 740 new fatalities reported in a span of 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am showed.

PTI