PM s appeal on lighting lamps is BJP s hidden agenda : HDK

Bengaluru, Apr 5 () Former Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy alleged on Sunday Prime Minister Narendra Modisappeal for lighting lamps in the context of the fight againstthe coronavirus was a "hidden agenda" of the BJP andchallenged him to offer a credible scientific and rationalexplanation for his call. Has the PM slyly asked the nation to observe a candlelight vigil on the eve of foundation day of BJP? April 6 beingits foundation day, what else can explain the choice of date &time for this event? I challenge the PM to offer a crediblescientific and rational explanation, the Janata Dal(Secular) leader tweeted. It is shameful to convert the national crisis into anevent of self aggrandisement & it is beyond shameful to pushthe hidden agenda of his party in the face of global calamity.May sense prevail upon the PM, Kumaraswamy said. The government, he alleged, is yet to provide personalprotective equipment (PPEs) for doctors and make test kitsaffordable for the common man.

Without telling the nation what concrete steps arebeing taken to combat COVID-19 menace, the Prime Minister isgiving meaningless tasks to an already exhausted population,the son of former Prime Minister and JDS supremo H D DeveGowda claimed.

The Prime Minister on Friday urged people to switch offlights at their homes and light up lamps, candles and holdmobile phone torches for nine minutes from 9 pm on Sunday todisplay the country's "collective resolve" to defeat thecoronavirus. RSVS VS