World Health Organization (WHO) praised the efficient COVID-19 management in Mumbai's Dharavi, one of the largest slums in the world. However the local medical practitioners and the administration have said that results have been achieved due to work done in collaboration by various organizations.
BJP leader Nitesh Rane on Saturday claimed that the credit for controlling the coronavirus spread in Dharavi should be given to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and other charitable organizations. Aftre he tweeted many BJP leaders expressed the same opinion.
Nitesh Rane in one of his tweet has asked for evidence from the BMC and Maharashtra government asking what it did to tackle the covid-19 situation in the slum area.
Nitesh Rane tweeted,"We have given so many proofs how @RSSorg has worked on the ground in Dharavi to make it corona free.. now let @mybmc n Maha Gov give 1 proof of what they have done in Dharavi !! @WHO watch !"
His another tweet read,"This is how @RSSorg worked selflessly in Dharavi to ensure it’s corona free! Maha Gov n @mybmc shamelessly r taking the credit which is not even theirs.. @WHO shud take note of this n maintain its credibility!!"
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Saturday said that Dharavi slum in Mumbai has emerged as a global role model for controlling the spread of novel coronavirus.
"Asia's largest slum & densely populated area like Dharavi has not only shown the World that through collective effort Corona can be controlled but has also made a name for itself globally as a role model in the fight against Corona said the Hon'ble CM Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray," the Office of the Maharashtra Chief Minister said in a series of tweets after World Health Orgsation (WHO) praised the efforts taken to contain the spread of the COVID-19 in the Asia's largest slum.
"The recovery rate has risen to 82 per cent and the number of active cases is only about 166. The composite efforts in breaking the chains of transmission & suppressing the virus was also acknowledged by the Director-General of World Health Orgzation (WHO) @DrTedros," the Maharashtra CMO said in another tweet.