Chandrababu Naidu shares video of COVID-19 patients thrown in pit using JCB; demands apology from AP CM

  • Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu, on Friday, shared a video showing bodies of coronavirus victims being dumped into a pit with the help of a JCB and demanded an apology from Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.
  • He took to twitter and said that such incidents are happening time and again in his state and slammed the government for not giving the patients a 'respectful departure'.
  • The video footage shared by the former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister showed an earthmover carrying the body of a COVID-19 victim from an ambulance and dumping it in a pit. 
  • This is not the first time such an incident has been reported in Andhra Pradesh.
  • On June 26, a similar incident had taken place. CM Reddy had then condemned the incident and questioned why the protocol was not being followed in disposing-off the mortal remains. 
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