The strategy of the government to fight the Covid pandemic consists of imposing a "Tughlaqi lockdown, ringing bells and singing praises to the Lord", senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said today in his new dig at the government. Mr Gandhi's comments came on a day India saw a record 2,17,353 daily coronavirus cases, its biggest since the first case was reported in the country last year. "The Central government's COVID-19 strategy -- Stage 1- Impose a Tughlaqi lockdown, Stage 2- Ring bells, Stage 3- Sing praises to the Lord," Mr Gandhi tweeted in Hindi.Mr Gandhi has been critical of the government's strategy to handle the pandemic.

The strategy of the government to fight the Covid pandemic consists of imposing a "Tughlaqi lockdown, ringing bells and singing praises to the Lord", senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said today in his new dig at the government. Mr Gandhi's comments came on a day India saw a record 2,17,353 daily coronavirus cases, its biggest since the first case was reported in the country last year. "The Central government's COVID-19 strategy -- Stage 1- Impose a Tughlaqi lockdown, Stage 2- Ring bells, Stage 3- Sing praises to the Lord," Mr Gandhi tweeted in Hindi.Mr Gandhi has been critical of the government's strategy to handle the pandemic.