I Am Not a Fool, I Am Not Going To Light a Lamp: NCP Leader

  • NCP leader Jitendra Awhad said that he will donate money to the poor during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis instead of lighting lamps or candles.
  • Awhad’s comment came after PM Modi asked people to light candles and diyas on April 5 at 9 pm to mark the united fight against novel coronavirus outbreak.
  • Awhad said, "I am not a fool, I am not going to light a lamp."
  • He further added that PM Narendra Modi is making an event of such serious grave situation, he said.
  • Jitendra Awhad, said, "The nation today expected that PM Modi would assure the citizens that there will be no shortage of medicines and not a single Indian should sleep empty stomach."
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