New Delhi: Several BJP leaders have hit out at Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) minister Kailash Gahlot for violating Covid-19 protocols, after two photographs of him addressing civil defence volunteers went viral Sunday.
The photographs have been circulated with the claim that the volunteers were neither wearing masks nor maintaining social distancing
The head of the media department of BJP’s Delhi unit, Naveen Kumar, tweeted the photos saying: “At least ask the civil defence volunteers to put masks on their faces. You have taken Covid-19 lightly. Neither are the children wearing a mask nor are they following the norm of social distancing. Is the Rs 2000 fine only to harass the general public?”
दिल्ली सरकार के मंत्री @kgahlot जी कम से कम सिविल डिफेन्स के बच्चों के चेहरे पर मास्क तो लगवा देते #COVID19 को बिलकुल हलके में ले रखा हैं आपने तो ,न तो कोई सोशल डिस्टेंस हैं न किसी के चेहरे पर मास्क हैं |
2000 रु का चालान क्या सिर्फ आम जनता को परेशान करने के लिए हैं क्या..?@ANI pic.twitter.com/FnqRld7B0K
— Naveen Kumar (@naveenjindalbjp) December 6, 2020
Richa Pandey Mishra, spokesperson of the BJP’s Delhi unit, retweeted Kumar’s post.
Khemchand Sharma, also a spokesperson for Delhi BJP, tweeted the images and reminded the Delhi Police that a fine of Rs 2,000 wasn’t only for the general public.
दिल्ली सरकार के मंत्री @kgahlot जी सिविल डिफेन्स के वालंटियर्स को #COVID__19 से बीमार कर #coronavirus को दे रहे हैं बढ़ावा!
मीटिंग में न तो #SocialDistancing थी न किसी के चेहरे पर मास्क हैं।@DelhiPolice :2000 रु का चालान सिर्फ आम जनता के लिए नही है मंत्री जी पर कार्यवाही करें। pic.twitter.com/AxLb1Iei3E
— khemchand sharma #Brajwasi #RadheRadhe (@SharmaKhemchand) December 6, 2020
The photos were also shared by Barkha Shukla Singh, former president of Delhi Pradesh Mahila Congress and now a vice-president with the BJP’s Delhi unit.
“Delhi AAP minister flouting all norms of COVID 19 while giving speech to self defence volunteers, no one can be seen wearing masks, no social distancing, the capacity of the hall is full! Request Delhi police to take strict action against this!,” Singh tweeted.
Delhi AAP minister @kgahlot flouting all norms of COVID 19 while giving speech to self defence volunteers, no one can be seen wearing masks, no social distancing, the capacity of the hall is full!
Request Delhi police to take strict action against this! @blsanthosh pic.twitter.com/KTgOb7vSv2— Barkha Shukla Singh (@barkhasingh45) December 6, 2020
The same images were also shared by users on Facebook.
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The images that are being circulated now are from last year, much before the pandemic began. Gahlot had tweeted the two photos himself on 28 October 2019.
“Historic Day for Delhi. With Hon’ble CM @ArvindKejriwal inaugurated the Training & Orientation of Newly Inducted Bus Marshals in DTC & Cluster Buses & announced for Free Travel for Women in buses from 29.10.19. This is the first of its kind model of Bus Marshals in the world,” Gahlot had written while sharing the photos.
Historic Day for Delhi. With Hon’ble CM @ArvindKejriwal inaugurated the Training & Orientation of Newly Inducted Bus Marshals in DTC & Cluster Buses & announced for Free Travel for Women in buses from 29.10.19.This is the first of its kind model of Bus Marshals in the world pic.twitter.com/JDMDd9HAIt
— Kailash Gahlot (@kgahlot) October 28, 2019
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