Maharashtra: BJP leaders protesting amid COVID-19 crisis is childish, says Jayant Patil

With the BJP set to protest Maharashtra government failure in combating COVID-19, state Minister Jayant Patil on Thursday said even Prime Minister Narendra Modi must not be agreeing to such an agitation, and accused the BJP party of playing politics during the crisis situation.

Terming BJPs Maharashtra unit as childish, Patil said the state is leading in conducting COVID-19 tests, identifying patients, treating them and making arrangements for migrant workers, as compared to other states.

We lit up lamps, when asked to. Why did we light up lamps? To send out a message that we are united in the fight against the crisis. Unfortunately, we cannot see such a situation in Maharashtra, the state water resources minister told reporters during an online press conference.

The Maharashtra BJP, however, is playing politics during the crisis period, Patil alleged.

"BJP leaders in Maharashtra are being childish by planning protests when no other party has even thought about it in the country, he said.