“COVID-19 crosses 20 lakh, Modi Government missing”, Rahul Gandhi

India recorded the highest ever single day spike of over 62,000 Coronavirus cases in last 24 hours taking the tally to cross 20 lakh mark, Rahul Gandhi has once again hit out at the government for inadequate action against the pandemic

The Coronavirus pandemic shoots up to a record single day spike of 62,538 COVID-19 cases in 24 hrs pushing India's tally to 20,27,074 while death toll climbs to 41,585 with 886 new fatalities

Hours after India crossed 20 lakh coronavirus cases, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi this morning shared an old tweet from his timeline, hinting that he was right in predicting the country would pass the grim mark before August 10. As he hit out at the government yet again over its handling of the pandemic, the 50-year-old ex-Congress chief today tweeted in Hindi:  "Bees lakh ka aankra paar... Gayab hai Modi sarkaar (20-lakh mark has been crossed, Modi government is missing)."

On July 17, when India had crossed 10 lakh COVID-19 cases, the Congress MP from Kerala's Wayanad had said that the country would record another 10 lakh cases by August 10.In his tweet this morning, he tried to remind that he was right.

"The 10,00,000-mark has been crossed. If COVID-19 continues to spread at this pace, we will soon cross the 20,00,000-lakh mark by August 10. The government should take prudent steps to tackle the pandemic," his post in Hindi on July 17 read.

Days earlier, he had said on Twitter that India would pass 10 lakh-mark in a week.India's coronavirus tally surged to 20 lakh cases last evening, just 20 days after the country recorded 10 lakh cases. The situation has become scary as the single day spike gets steeper.The Congress leader has been relentlessly targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi amid spike in COVID-19 infections. He has been sharing news reports, talking to experts and making sharp comments on the national economy as he repeatedly claims the government has failed in controlling the outbreak.

However, the BJP has been ignoring the insightful suggestions given by the experts on coronavirus and economic revival. The increasing number of cases each day , hampered economy and collapsed health system are nowhere in the government's agenda

India had reported its first coronavirus patient from Kerala on January 30. The country registered one lakh cases on May 19. About 60 per cent of infections and 50 % of deaths linked to the disease were registered last month.

While the country struggles with pandemic the Prime Minister has been vocal about his government's efforts on all the other issues but strategized battle against COVID-19.