The live telecast of the internal meeting of the PM Narendra Modi on Covid-19 situation by Delhi CM has sparked political controversy as BJP has termed the action as planned and deliberate.
Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi advised Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to follow the government protocol and expressed displeasure.
The Prime Minister had called a virtual meeting of the chief ministers of the states severely affected by Covid-19 on Friday. During this, Modi came to know that this internal meeting is being broadcast live by Arvind Kejriwal's office.
Modi rebuked Kejriwal, saying "It is against government protocol that a sitting Chief Minister of a state live telecasts an in-house meeting. It is not fair. We should follow the government protocol."
Kejriwal apologized, saying "If I have committed any mistake then I apologize for it. Whatever instructions have been directed in the meeting on Friday, we will follow those instructions."
Central government sources alleged that during this virtual meeting, the Delhi Chief Minister made political statements instead of making suggestions to tackle the Covid-19 situation. The states are being helped by plying the Oxygen Express trains by the Indian Railways, but the Delhi government did not make any such demand.
Sources in BJP also said that this is cheap politics over sensitive issue like covid19 and the AAP government for their own political benefits televised the internal meeting.