Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday addressed a virtual meeting with the chief ministers of the Congress-ruled states and reviewed the efforts to tackle the second wave of the coronavirus infection and the availability of vaccines. During the meeting, she said that the Narendra Modi government has “mismanaged” the COVID-19 situation in the country. 

“The (Narendra) Modi government has mismanaged the COVID situation. It has exported the vaccines and allowed a shortage to be created in India,” the Congress chief said at the meeting, PTI reported. 

She said all public gatherings and poll rallies should be cancelled as the number of COVID-19 cases is on the rise and asked the chief ministers if the economic packages announced by the Centre had the desired impact.

“Mass gatherings for elections and religious events have accelerated COVID for which all of us are responsible to some extent. We need to accept this responsibility and keep the interest of the nation above our own,” Sonia Gandhi said.

Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, his Punjab counterpart Amarinder Singh and Chhattisgarh counterpart Bhupesh Baghel were among those who attended the meeting.