Why not same passion to win war against COVID-19 as shown to win polls: Sibal to PM

The Congress has questioned Mr. Modi for addressing poll rallies in West Bengal while "ignoring his responsibilities" at the Centre.

April 20, 2021 01:37 pm | Updated 01:37 pm IST - New Delhi

Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal in New Delhi. File

Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal in New Delhi. File

Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi , senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Tuesday asked why he was not showing the same passion to win the war against coronavirus as shown to win elections.

With the country reeling under a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic , the Congress has questioned Prime Minister Modi for addressing poll rallies in West Bengal while "ignoring his responsibilities" at the Centre.

"Modiji, you use all your : might, muscle power, lung power, resources to win elections. Why not the same passion to win the war against coronavirus for: our people?" Mr. Sibal said in a tweet.

In another tweet, the former Union minister said, "As people die of the pandemic, A citizen to Modiji: Rallies are fine, victories divine, but the battles you are fighting are really not mine!”

Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, the BJP on Monday said it has decided against holding any big rally or public meeting , including by Prime Minister Modi and other party leaders, in the ongoing West Bengal assembly poll campaign.

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