Did 30k people recover from COVID-19 after eating “Bhabhi Ji Ke Papad” asks Raut3Photo© indianexpress.com

Did 30k people recover from COVID-19 after eating “Bhabhi Ji Ke Papad” asks Raut

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The fight against Covid was not a political fight but a fight to save the lives of people, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut told the parliament as he defended the Maharashtra government's efforts to contain the pandemic which has affected over 10 lakh people in the state. The state government has managed to control the spread of the pandemic in slum clusters like Dharavi, an effort which has drawn appreciation from the World Health Organisation (WHO), he said.

These recoveries were not due to eating Bhabhi ji ke papad (snack), the Sena leader said taking a veiled dig at Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal as he tried to send message to his party, the BJP, which has been targeting the Uddhav Thackeray government over the crisis in the state. Mr Meghawal, who had claimed that papad has the capacity to develop anti-bodies against coronavirus, is among the MPs who has tested positive for the virus.

The Shiv Sena MP said that though the confirmed cases from the state were the highest, it has managed to successfully cure majority of those infected with the deadly virus.