Following the harrowing coronavirus crisis in India, social media brimmed with posts against Prime Minister Modi demanding his resignation under Twitter trend #Resign_PM_Modi.
With spiraling cases in India, near to collapse health care system, and thousands of patients longing for oxygen, netizens are blaming Modi for his devil-may-care policies.
India currently reported 3,084,814 active coronavirus cases with 16.79% positivity and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is being blamed for the current crisis in the state.
📍Total #COVID19 Cases in India (as on April 29, 2021)
▶️82.10% Cured/Discharged/Migrated (1,50,86,878)
▶️16.79% Active cases (30,84,814)
▶️1.11% Deaths (2,04,832)Total COVID-19 confirmed cases = Cured/Discharged/Migrated+Active cases+Deaths#StaySafe pic.twitter.com/4lv1k9L0fq
— #IndiaFightsCorona (@COVIDNewsByMIB) April 29, 2021
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It is pertinent to say that amid the third covid-19 wave, multiple reasons were behind the abysmal condition.
The state celebrated Kumbh Mela, the largest religious mass gathering in the world, which resulted in a record rise in covid-19 cases.
Mass gatherings near Rives Ganges were allowed by the state and thousands of devotes bathed in it.
A day ahead of the Shahi Snan – considered to be an auspicious day to take holy dip in the Ganges – more than one lakh devotees were seen on the banks of the river, in clear violation of the COVID-19 rules#COVID19 pic.twitter.com/zirTHvvkWy
— NDTV (@ndtv) April 11, 2021
On the other hand, election rallies that largely flouted covid-19 protocols were carried out by Modi, opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, and other prominent political figures.
They met and greeted hundred and thousands of followers mostly without masks during the rallies.
The political gatherings were observed with minimal social distancing and mask-wearing was shunned by attendees.
IPL amid chaos
Not only this, the Indian Premier League (IPL) continues as scheduled despite the alarming situation, and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has been accused of being ‘tone-deaf’ for the decision.
Additionally, some cricketers have also tested positive for coronavirus but organizers paid no heed on it.
Devotees to gather again
Amarnath Yatra, which was called off last year due to pandemic, is scheduled for June 28 to August 22 and so far, the government has made no decision to cancel it.
As per a report in DW, the local government in Indian-administered Kashmir is contemplating setting up makeshift shelters and facilities for 600,000 Hindu pilgrims for the annual Amarnath pilgrimage, which it intends to host this summer despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Facebook guards Modi ‘by mistake’
On the other hand, Resign_PM_Modi posts were blocked on Facebook and restored hours later.
“We temporarily blocked this hashtag by mistake, not because the Indian government asked us to, and have since restored it,” a Facebook company spokesperson said.
The trending posts were blocked on Facebook for several hours amid a national controversy over India’s response to the current crisis.