Deaths Are Becoming Data While Narendra Modi Continues To Dismantle India
I am anguished to see the state of India while it chokes from the deadly second wave of COVID-19. When you log-on to any of your socials, all you see is thousands of people in need of oxygen cylinders, hospital beds and necessary medications. People aren’t getting space at the crematoriums to fulfil the final rituals for the deceased. Ill-planned lockdowns in various states are also creating havoc in businesses, daily-wage industry, etc. I see misery and hopelessness in the nation which proclaimed early victory over the virus as early as January 2021. Borders of other countries are being closed for us. Patients are dying on the streets waiting for proper medical facilities. India is gasping for oxygen. But the power-hungry narcissist, Narendra Modi, is probably more worried about his monuments than the burning pyres in the crematorium. He’s mocking thousands of deaths by still continuing with US$2.8 billion Central Vista project while also marking it as essential work.