Rajasthan Congress MLA writes to CM Gehlot for liquor sales; 'it could sanitise throats'

A Congress MLA from Rajasthan has on Thursday written to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot requesting him to open liquor shops while making a fake and bizarre claim. In his letter to CM, MLA from Sangod, Bharat Singh Kundanpur claimed that alcohol can kill viruses present in throat. This comes despite Central government's and WHO's have repeatedly busted myths surrounding same. MLA has furr claimed that black marketing has begun due to unavailability of alcohol. 

He asked: "If washing hands with alcohol can kill virus on our hands, why cant drinking alcohol kill virus in our throat?"

Here is his full letter:

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BJP slams Congress for alleged  liquor smuggling

Last week,  BJP took a dig at Congress after its youth wing functionaries were caught allegedly smuggling liquor, saying this has exposed opposition party's "character". Indian Youth Congress president Srinivas B V dubbed arrest a "conspiracy" which, he claimed, was aimed at defaming his organisation's relief work to help poor during ongoing lockdown.

BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said while lakhs of his party workers are busy bringing food to needy during nationwide lockdown, "national office-bearers of Congress are smuggling expensive liquor" in national capital. "This is character of Congress... What a strategy Rahul ji," Patra tweeted, taking a dig at former Congress president.

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Covid in Rajasthan

death toll due to vel coronavirus rose to 58 in Rajasthan with three fatalities on Thursday, while number of cases climbed to 2,584 after 146 more people tested positive for disease in state, an official said. ditional Chief Secretary (Health) Rohit Kumar Singh said of three deaths, two occurred in Jaipur and one in Chittorgarh. Jaipur alone has reported 32 COVID-19 deaths so far. As many as 146 new cases, including 97 in Jodhpur and 29 in Jaipur, have been reported. Four infections were detected in Ajmer, five in Kota, three in Chittorgarh, two each in Tonk and Banswara and Alwar, and a case each in Baran and Dholpur districts, health department official said.

state w has 2,584 confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), out of which 618 have been discharged from hospitals. re are 1,633 active cases in state at present, Singh said. state is under lockdown since March 22 and a massive survey and screening is underway to track people infected with virus.

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