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The Modi government, she said, must urgently call an all-party meeting on the COVID-19 situation. She also demanded that standing committees be convened to ensure collective action and accountability to combat the pandemic better.
Agencies We as a party collective must draw appropriate lessons from this setback in polls in the spirit of humility and honesty, she said
Amid rising COVID-19 cases, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday said it is not the system but the Modi government that has failed the people by not being able to channelise resources, and demanded an all-party meeting be convened immediately.
Addressing the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) meeting virtually, she also said the party s performance in the just-concluded assembly elections was very disappointing and MPs must draw appropriate lessons from this setback in the spirit of humility and honesty .
Sonia slams Centre, says India crippled by political leadership with no empathy for people ANI | Updated: May 07, 2021 19:37 IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday alleged that the BJP-led government has failed the people of country , and abdicated its fundamental responsibilities and duties towards the people in the COVID-19 crisis and demanded that it should urgently call an all-party meeting to discuss the pandemic situation.
Addressing the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) meeting here, she attacked the government saying India is crippled by a political leadership today that has no empathy for the people .
Gandhi said fighting COVID is not a government versus us battle but us versus corona battle which transcends political differences and we have to fight this battle together as a nation .
Sonia Gandhi hits out at Modi government for Covid-19 response
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Last Updated: May 07, 2021, 09:46 PM IST
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“The nation is sinking under the weight of the Narendra Modi government’s indifference. Tackling the Covid crisis requires able and visionary leadership,” Gandhi said on Friday, addressing a virtual meeting of the Congress Parliamentary Party on Covid-19 situation. “India is crippled by a political leadership that has no empathy for the people. The Modi government has failed the people of the country.”
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She added that “the battle against the virus transcends political differences and the country will have to fight this together”.
CWC to meet on May 10 to discuss Congress poll debacle
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Last Updated: May 07, 2021, 10:22 PM IST
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The Congress has lost most elections since the last Lok Sabha polls and though it has managed to win in Tamil Nadu, it was with the support of its bigger ally and regional player DMK. The Congress lost in elections in Arunachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Haryana in 2019 and in Delhi and Bihar in 2020.
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The Congress Working Committee would meet on Monday to assess the party s losses in the just-concluded assembly polls, amid demands from leaders for serious introspection over its poor performance at the hustings, sources said. Polls were held in West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
Polls were held in West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
The Congress has lost most elections since the last Lok Sabha polls and though it has managed to win in Tamil Nadu, it was with the support of its bigger ally and regional player DMK.
The Congress lost in elections in Arunachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Haryana in 2019 and in Delhi and Bihar in 2020.
It only won in Jharkhand along with its ally JMM.
In the just-concluded assembly polls, Congress fared poorly and failed to wrest back power in Kerala and Assam and drew a blank in West Bengal. It also lost out in Puducherry.