New Delhi: Praising Narendra Modi government for taking "timely action" to deal with the coronavirus pandemic in India, Sunil Deodhar, BJP's national secretary co-incharge of Andhra Pradesh, accused opposition parties of indulging in unnecessary politics over the issue.
Speaking to ETV Bharat, Sunil Deodhar said,"The way Prime Minister took timely decisions and the way he handled everything related to the pandemic is being appreciated by the whole world but the opposition parties are indulging in politics over the issue."
He said timely actions of the union government have helped in containing the deadly virus which has killed lakhs of people across the globe.
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The BJP leader commenting on the demand of former Congress president Rahul Gandhi and others from his party asking the government to put money directly into bank accounts of the needy, he said Modi's plan is to make the country 'Atmanirbhar' (self-reliant).
"It's not that the Modi government did not provide money to the needy but it wants to make people self-reliant by strengthening them to earn it themselves," he said.
He said instead of slamming government for everything, the opposition parties must work unitedly with the government as the nation deals with the global health crisis.
