MP minister regrets stance against wearing mask, invokes PM Narendra Modi

Madhya Pradesh house minister Narottam Mishra (60) has expressed remorse over his assertion made in Indore on Wednesday that he doesn’t have to put on a face masks. He additionally acknowledged that his stance was in opposition to the “sentiments” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

“Sometimes we speak something inadvertently which doesn’t go in accordance with our feelings. The words I used yesterday regarding (wearing) the mask were completely wrong. I felt deeply anguished with my own words which were just opposite to the sentiments of the respected Prime Minister. I regret my statement,” Mishra mentioned in a video message posted on his Twitter web page on Thursday.

Mishra, who appeared within the video with a masks round his neck, went on so as to add, “I request all the people to wear face masks and follow all Covid-related safety norms.”

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Notably, throughout his go to to Indore, Mishra, whereas responding to questions from journalists as to why he didn’t put on a masks, mentioned, “I don’t wear a mask in any programme. How does it matter?”

Narottam Mishra had held the portfolio of well being division for greater than three months this yr from March onwards. He was usually seen both not sporting a masks in any respect or not sporting it correctly, resulting in assaults from the Opposition Congress which even demanded his sacking from the cupboard.

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State Congress spokesperson Bhupendra Gupta mentioned, “Despite his regret over his statement, the fact remains that the home minister didn’t wear a face mask in all these months despite the state witnessing the outbreak of coronavirus. This is despite the fact that more than 12 ministers of Shivraj Singh Chouhan cabinet and the chief minister himself have tested positive for coronavirus so far. Congress has been saying right from the day one that the BJP didn’t take coronavirus seriously and this very attitude of the party and its government is responsible for the spread of the virus in the state.”

(With enter from Neha Jain in Indore)