Media should show how doctors, paramedics are continuously working, Kailash Vijayvargiya said (File)
BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya today urged media persons to report positive stories on those serving the pandemic-affected people and said that media reports showing bodies of COVID-19 victims piling up is spreading panic among people.
Doctors, paramedical staff, NGOs and people from other fields are working continuously to serve the Covid-affected people, he said.
"I request to the people in the media... you are everyday showing piles of dead bodies (of COVID-19 victims), suffering and agony of dying patients. This is creating panic among common people," Kailash Vijayvargiya told reporters.
"If you look at history, a pandemic comes once every 100 years. In such a situation, the media should show how doctors and paramedical staff are working continuously,' the leader said.
The BJP leader said many non-medical persons and NGOs are also serving the coronavirus-affected people. "This, too, should be shown to the public as it is very essential for creating a positive atmosphere," he said.
On protests by the Congress in Madhya Pradesh on the issue of shortage of hospital beds, Remdesivir injections and medical oxygen for COVID-19 patients, he said in such a difficult situation, politicians should come forward to help people by rising above party politics.
Answering a question, he said the state's BJP government is taking all possible measures to deal with the pandemic.