Even as most cities that have reported COVID-19 positive cases are shutting down offices and public places to avoid further spread of the deadly disease, the Parliament continues to be in session. The decision was taken against several leaders who were of the opinion that it would not be wise for politicians either to congregate at such a time.
Commenting on this, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor tweeted:
To this, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Tejasvi Surya responded saying:
This statement irked Congress MP Karti Chidambaram, who lauded the dedication of health workers to fight the novel coronavirus and pointed out how it was “ridiculous” to equate parliamentarians with doctors and soldiers.
Hitting back at Tejasvi, he wrote:
Opposition leaders have been suggesting that the BJP is trying to keep Parliament in session even amid the coronavirus pandemic because it does not want the Madhya Pradesh Assembly to skip the floor test as they are confident of ousting the ruling party.
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