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BJP's Manoj Tiwari plays cricket in Sonipat amid lockdown, AAP accuses him of being insensitive

The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Aam Aadmi Party on Monday hurled accusations at one another after the saffron party’s Delhi chief was seen playing cricket in Haryana’s Sonipat district. Manoj Tiwari took part in the game at an academy in Sheikhpura without wearing a mask.

The BJP leader

, however, denied violating any lockdown guidelines, ANI reported. “I was wearing a mask, I have not violated any norm or rule,” Tiwari added. “Now permission has been granted to play in the stadium without any audience, a few people are misleading this. I have been obeying social distancing norms amid the lockdown and I can never commit this mistake. This is incorrect reporting of the event.”

The Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party government accused Tiwari of being insensitive to the plight of the poor and stranded migrants. “Lakhs of migrant workers are struggling to go back home, many have lost their lives in accidents, many are stranded and starving on roads,” AAP tweeted. “But Delhi BJP Chief and MP Manoj Tiwari chose to focus on cricket.”

In another

, the party also pointed out that BJP leader Gautam Gambhir was busy playing ludo. “Choose your leaders wisely,” it added.

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