In an effort to garner praise from Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi, Maharashtra party chief Nana Patole on Monday resorted to giving bizarre reasons to target the Bharatiya Janata party, saying that the Centre 'deliberately' brought "cheetahs from Nigeria" to spread Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) to take revenge from farmers for rolling back the farm laws.
"This lumpy virus has been prevailing in Nigeria for a long time and the Cheetahs have also been brought from there. The central government has deliberately done this for the losses of farmers," said the Maharashtra Congress chief.
Patole blamed the Centre for the spread of Lumpy Skin Disease and said, "Sonia Gandhi must give Nobel Award to Patole for his statement." But infact eight cheetahs were brought to Gwalior from Namibia in a special plane as part of the cheetah reintroduction programme.
Nana Patole talking to ANI on phone said, "PM has never spoken to the farmers during the black laws (farm laws) which they rolled back, and by bringing cheetahs from Namibia they are taking the revenge.
The lumpy virus came in India after cheetahs were brought from Namibia on PM Modi's birthday".
"I have not seen such disease in my 55 years and not my ancestors, it is purposely brought so that these farmers will face losses, one can make out the spot on cheetahs brought in India and the spot of lumpy on the cows are same, this disease already existed in Namibia and now it's spreading in India."
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