The Government of India dismissed Rahul Gandhi's allegations that he was blocked from meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin, stating that it is up to the visiting delegation to organize meetings outside the government schedule.
Union minister Ramdas Athawale said, “NCP minister Nawab Malik was targeting Sameer Wankhede as he had arrested his son-in-law (Sameer Khan) in a drug-related case."
The slogans by Ramdas Athawale are unlikely to assist in the government's preparation to curb the spread of the epidemic that has assumed pandemic proportions.