Will hug Mamata if I have COVID-19: BJP national secy; Trinamool files complaint

BJP national secretary from West Bengal, Anupam Hazra created quite a stir after recently taking the post by saying that he will hug chief minister Mamata Banerjee if he gets infected with COVID-19.

These comments by Hazra came during a media interaction on Sunday at Baruipur in South 24 Parganas. There he and a large number of BJP workers flouted social distancing norms and did not even bother to wear a mask either.

Hazra while speaking with reporters said that their workers are fighting a bigger enemy than coronavirus and that is Mamata Banerjee. He added that since they were not affected by COVID-19 they are not scared anymore and said that he will hug the CM if he ever does get infected. He also added that she treated the victims of the virus pathetically. He referred to the alleged dead bodies of COVID-19 victims that were burnt with kerosene. “We don’t even treat cats or dogs like that.”