Mumbai: In a bizarre claim, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said in his weekly column in Shiv Sena mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ that ‘Namaste Trump’ event held in Ahmedabad to welcome US President Donald Trump in February was responsible for the spread of coronavirus COVID-19 in Gujarat, Mumbai and Delhi. It is to be noted that some delegates of President Trump had visited these cities during the US president’s visit.
Raut also criticized the central government, saying that the lockdown was implemented without any plan, but now the responsibility of removing it has been left to the states.
The Shiv Sena MP said that despite all the BJP’s efforts to topple the Maharashtra government, there is no threat to the Maha Vikas Aghadi government as it is the helplessness of the Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress to maintain its existence. In his weekly column in the Shiv Sena mouthpiece ‘Saamana’, Raut said, “It cannot be denied that the corona virus spread in Gujarat due to the mass gathering of US President Donald Trump. Some members of the delegation accompanying the trump had also gone to Mumbai, Delhi due to which the virus spread.
Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in a roadshow in Ahmedabad on 24 February, in which thousands of people attended. After the roadshow, the two leaders addressed more than one lakh people at Motera Cricket Ground. The first case of coronavirus in Gujarat came to light on March 20 when the infection was confirmed between a man from Rajkot and a woman from Surat.
