NEW DELHI: Saying that banks have not yet issued orders to defer the EMIs, Congress Tuesday urged the government to look into the issue and ensure a notification at the earliest even as it demanded interest subvention for those paying EMIs.It also questioned the controversial bleaching powder bath to displaced persons in places like Bareilly and sought an immediate bar on the inhuman practice that underscores the difference between “Bharat and India”.Speaking to reporters, AICC spokesman Manish Tewari said the Centre needs to seriously increase the number of tests to arrive at a realistic picture about the state of coronavirus spread in the country. He said India was conducting only 32 tests per 10 lakh persons while the number stands at 2,600 in the US. He said the Centre should give more contracts for manufacturing of coronavirus testing kits, underlining that it recently gave a green signal to four companies while turning down 13 others for want of procedural approvals.Tewari said while the finance minister should nudge the banks to immediately extend the facility of EMI deferral to account holders, he argued that interest on accumulated EMIs of three months would be a big burden on people. “The government should look at giving an interest subvention,” he added.The spokesman refused to take questions on the government’s decision to import safety equipments from China or on its “slow” response to the corona threat. “This is not the time to ask questions. Nothing should distract from the fight against coronavirus. There will be a time in future to ask questions and like in any democracy, we will go through the issues with our 6/6 vision,” he said.Tewari rubbished a query on “government’s intent” in the wake of discovery of corona positive persons in Nizamuddin and claims of organisers of the concerned Muslim congregation that they had necessary approvals from authorities.“The government’s intent should not be questioned … even if some government department had given an approval, the organisers should have exercised caution,” he said.