Rahul Gandhi, in his tweet today targeting the ruling BJP, said the "Gujarat Model" has been exposed with the state recording the highest rate of coronavirus deaths in the country, almost double the national average. The Congress leader, who has targeted the government in almost daily posts over its handling of the virus crisis, had yesterday quoted Einstein to say: "The only thing more dangerous than ignorance is arrogance".
"Covid19 mortality rate: Gujarat: 6.25% Maharashtra: 3.73% Rajasthan: 2.32% Punjab: 2.17% Puducherry: 1.98% Jharkhand: 0.5% Chhattisgarh: 0.35% Gujarat Model exposed," posted Mr Gandhi, sharing a BBC report analyzing the high rate of deaths in Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state. Gujarat is the fourth worst hit state in India's coronavirus battle after Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Delhi but its mortality rate, or the proportion of COVID-19 patients who have died, is the highest, more than double the national average of 2.86 per cent.

Rahul Gandhi, in his tweet today targeting the ruling BJP, said the "Gujarat Model" has been exposed with the state recording the highest rate of coronavirus deaths in the country, almost double the national average. The Congress leader, who has targeted the government in almost daily posts over its handling of the virus crisis, had yesterday quoted Einstein to say: "The only thing more dangerous than ignorance is arrogance".
"Covid19 mortality rate: Gujarat: 6.25% Maharashtra: 3.73% Rajasthan: 2.32% Punjab: 2.17% Puducherry: 1.98% Jharkhand: 0.5% Chhattisgarh: 0.35% Gujarat Model exposed," posted Mr Gandhi, sharing a BBC report analyzing the high rate of deaths in Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state. Gujarat is the fourth worst hit state in India's coronavirus battle after Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Delhi but its mortality rate, or the proportion of COVID-19 patients who have died, is the highest, more than double the national average of 2.86 per cent.