Political Turmoil – 06 / 2021 June 20, 2021

POLITICAL SPECIAL NARENDRA MODI HAS LEFT INDIANS TO FEND FOR OURSELVES If the Apocalypse had an Image, it would be the Hospitals of India. Patients are dying in search of beds. Oxygen supplies are depleted. Health care workers are stretched beyond all comprehension. When I visited a state-run hospital in Mumbai on April 18, I saw a nurse sitting on the staircase with her head in her hands. She did not wish to be named, but said she herself was recovering from COVID-19. Her request for leave had been denied three times and she wished she could resign, but her family of six depends on her. “This is hell, you tell me, is this not?” She said. The crisis had many authors. Responsibility lies with the sycophantic Cabinet Ministers who praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for successfully dealing with COVID-19 in India after last year’s initial surge, even as testing slowed down and allowed people to become more complacent about the virus. It lies with the state ministers who preoccupied themselves with playing political while the virus made a comeback. But above all, responsibility lie with Modi, who calls himself the servant of 1.3 billion Indians, yet who has criminally abdicated his duties. This is a moment when the country needs answers. Yet when Modi finally addressed the nation on April 20 about a crisis already out of control, he merely warned states that a lockdown should be considered a last resort, and urged young people to form committees to ensure COVID-19 protocols are being followed. The address to the nation received a lukewarm response as the Prime Minister offered no immediate relief to the country. Many Indians called out the Prime Minister’s failure to take accountability, but by this time it was clear that no such message was coming. At this critical juncture in the nation’s history, Indians have been left to fend for ourselves. “An extract of an article published in TIME Magazine dated – May, 10 / 17 of 2021” Snippets 1- New India needs a new slogan: ‘Hospital Wahin Banayenge – TOI, May 16th 2021 2- Repair Sarkar The ventilator muddle highlights wastage of precious resources even in an emergency. – TOI, May 17th 2021 Many more writer-up on Defense & National Security issues and Happenings around the world read Go on : http://airmarshalashokgoel.blogspot.com/ JAI HIND – JAI BHARAT