Things are really starting to get serious. 

After experiencing a glimmer of hope in the name of normalcy being restored to the exhausted citizens of India, the sudden astronomical rise in Coronavirus cases across the country has sent us back to the gloomy early months of 2020. 

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Thanks to the Tsunami of a second wave of Covid-19 on Indian shores, the country on Thursday (April 15) registered 2,00,739 fresh cases of the virus in the last 24 hours.

It was a record high since the beginning of the pandemic and has forced major cities across the country to impose different curfews in order to curb the spread. 

Now, at a time when people might be forced to become anti-social again and live within the confines of their four walls, there is definitely a need for the nation and state heads to keep a cool mind and restore some confidence back with the citizens with their actions. 

However, one person that you can count out of that list is Madhya Pradesh minister Prem Singh Patel, who on Thursday shocked viewers when he said that "No one can stop corona deaths, People get old and have to die".

As per a Free Press Journal report, the minister was handed the charge of overseeing the Covid-19-related arrangements in a district by Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday (April 13).

However, when Patel was asked to respond to a question on there being an increase in the Covid-related deaths while speaking with ANI, he said,

"I agree that these deaths have occurred. No one can stop them (Covid-19 deaths). I am not the only one saying this. We have to cooperate (to fight the virus)," 

"People should consult doctors. We have arranged for doctors as well," 

"You said that many people are dying every day. As far as deaths are concerned, with age people get old and they die." 

#WATCH: MP Minister Prem Singh Patel speaks on deaths due to #COVID19. He says, "Nobody can stop these deaths. Everyone is talking about cooperation for protection from Corona...You said that many people are dying every day. People get old and they have to die." (14.04.2021) pic.twitter.com/os3iILZGyM

— ANI (@ANI) April 15, 2021

His comments sparked fury amongst citizens who now fear there being another 2020-like grave scenario. 

Many took to Twitter to post their reactions on the comments of the Madhya Pradesh minister. 

MP Minister: If ur govt can't stop deaths due to #COVID19 , then resign&let others take control of the situation. People die due to age in a natural way, not by getting infected with a virus, getting no treatment etc.All politicians are impotent in dealing with people's problems.

— Raju (@nbrengaraju) April 15, 2021

People don't have to die just because they don't have access to oxygen, ventilator,remdesivir. It's yours and government's responsibility.
Mujra Karne ke liye vote Nahi Diya h tum chintuo ko.

— Puneet Arora (@Puneet__arora) April 15, 2021

I am MP resident and these illiterate ministers of this state are like this only.
They only do politics here and people are fed up from them.
No development or employment there in this state becoz of these Ministers.

— Subhash kumar singh (@ben10on10) April 15, 2021

He is shameful and illiterate.

We have been electing such people to serve us. We are bound to die like this.

— cow corner (@silly_point_) April 15, 2021

Thanks to Covid-19, deeply-filled insensitivity towards common people is coming out.

— Harshil હર્ષિલ (@MehHarshil) April 15, 2021

Mr Singh Patel, the people who are dying are the very people who voted you into power. You are seated where you are today because of those people. Don't be comfortable & take your voters for granted, they will all come for you once they start suffering losses due to your failures

— JA_Discoverer (@JA_Discoverer) April 15, 2021

this is nothing but wishful thinking. such buffoons will continue cming to power. ppl have been brainwashed to the point that they will sacrifice their own wellbeing to safeguard their bigotry

— Shifali (@shefazzle) April 15, 2021

This is what happens when such type of people are in power. Sir, people are not dying because of old age, they are dying because they don't have access to oxygen ,ventilators and injections. Why are you not accepting that our system has failed completely to save lives

— Sakshi Singh (@Sakshi_Singh21) April 15, 2021

what gawaar mandali is governing this country!!

— theBoyWonder (@calmnreddy) April 15, 2021

These people are MPs. Embarassing.

— Sidrah (@SidrahDP) April 15, 2021

God bless the people who rallied and voted him to be their representative.

— VayuPutr (@vikram254) April 15, 2021

If ministers are saying that nobody can stop these deaths, then the govt. is of no use. Instead they should ensure adequate vaccines, remdesivir , oxygen supply throughout the state. Unfortunately they have left everything bhagwaan bharose.

— Yuvraj Arora 🇮🇳 (@iamyuvrajarora) April 15, 2021

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