'A Tsunami Is Coming,' Rahul Gandhi Targets Government Over Coronavirus, Economy

Coronavirus: As the country comes to a virtual standstill due to the prohibitory orders issued in the wake of the outbreak of novel coronavirus, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi expressed concern over the economic impact of the pandemic and targeted the government over lack of preparation.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has slammed the Centre over coronavirus (Photo by Money SHARMA / AFP)

New Delhi: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday targeted the Centre over the handling of the outbreak of coronavirus in India and warned that situation is going to get worse in the coming six months. Expressing concern over the economic consequences that will follow the pandemic, he said that a massive "tsunami" is coming and the government is not clear about what they have to do. "I have been warning the government that a massive tsunami is coming and they are not clear about what they have to do. India should be preparing itself not just for COVID-19 but for the economic devastation that is coming. I am saying it again and again, nobody is listening to me. Our people are going to go through unimaginable pain in the next six months," said Gandhi. He continued saying that the Indian economy is going to be devasted and the country is going to suffer. "It's going to be the most painful thing this country is going to suffer. It's like a tsunami is coming...in Andman Nicobar before the tsunami came the water went out, when the water went out everybody went to get to fishes and then the water came in. So the water will come," he added. "We have come into a mindset which is Mr Narendra Modi's mindset that we are rated by some outsiders. I am not bothered what outsiders are saying. These people want to be rated by Moody's, Standard and Poor to be rated by Mr Trump. I don't care about that rating. I know what our stances are, start to create a defensive situation," he added. With 12 new cases of novel coronavirus infections reported in India on Tuesday, the number of COVID-19 patients in India climbed to 126, up from 114 a day earlier, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday. With the death of a 64-year-old patient in Mumbai the death toll jumped to 3. The Ministry said that the infected patients included 104 Indians and 22 foreigners. Also Watch: