India has done relatively well than other countries in handling coronavirus, BJP spokesperson said.
Dubbing Congress' criticism of the central government's handling of COVID-19 crisis as "absurd", the BJP on Saturday said the opposition party is weakening the country''s fight against COVID-19 instead of extending cooperation.
BJP's national media incharge Anil Baluni said Congress leaders, on a regular basis, are making "absurd statements on the behest of their party president Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, to remain relevant in news".
Mr Baluni said the BJP-led government at the Centre welcomes Opposition's constructive suggestions in the battle against COVID-19, but "the opposition party should not do politics" over the pandemic.
"Rather than becoming a part of the battle against COVID-19, the Congress is unfortunately resorting to politics and its leaders are trying to weaken the fight by making absurd statements," Mr Baluni said.
Underscoring that India has done relatively well than other countries and has been praised for effectively handling the coronavirus, Mr Baluni said the Congress should not weaken the fight if it cannot extend cooperation.
The Congress on Saturday said there was "confusion" within the central government in its fight against the novel coronavirus and wondered how would India tackle the pandemic if officials continued to speak in different voices.