The Delhi Congress has demanded imposition of President’s Rule in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, saying that the government had completely failed to discharge its constitutional duties during the coronavirus pandemic.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Shoaib Iqbal has demanded from the Delhi High Court to declare the imposition of President's rule in the national capital. Iqbal said that he is pained to see the suffering of people in the city as they are unable to get beds in hospitals, essential drugs, oxygen and other facilities.
The government in Delhi is being run on the papers, Iqbal, MLA from Matia Mahal, said. He added that nobody in the government is ready to listen to him and the public. "I am a six-time MLA, the senior-most MLA. There is no one to listen...there is no nodal officer," he said.
India is grappling with a second wave of the pandemic with more than 3,00,000 daily new coronavirus cases being reported in the past few days. The fresh wave has put huge pressure on the public health system, with hospitals in several states reeling under a shortage of medical oxygen, beds, medicines and equipment.
Meanwhile, Delhi recorded 395 more COVID-19 deaths and 24,235 cases in the last24 hours with a positivity rate of over 31 percent. This was the 8th day on the trot that Delhi had recorded over 300 deaths due to coronavirus.
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MLA said, "Impose President's rule, otherwise dead bodies will be scattered on streets"
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