In UP, MP & Gujarat, BJP ministers & MLAs are blaming bureaucrats for Covid spike mess UP minister writes to state health secy alleging ‘laxity’, MP MLA accuses additional chief secy of ‘fudging figures’, while in Gujarat, BJP chief battles CM over distribution of drug. Shanker Arnimesh 14 April, 2021 9:00 am IST Text Size: A+ New Delhi: India recorded over 1.61 lakh new Covid-19 cases and 879 deaths, according to data released by the government Monday, and horrifying stories have emerged about lack of Covid beds, ambulances, remdesivir and oxygen cylinders from almost every state. At this time, many BJP leaders in states where the party is in power have begun calling out government officials for not providing adequate facilities to patients.