NEW DELHI: The sarpanch of Devriya village in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district has slammed Congress president Sonia Gandhi for crediting Rahul Gandhi with the district's immensely successful action plan to tackle the outbreak of novel coronavirus.

Of late, Bhilwara has been making headlines across the nation for its "ruthless" Covid-19 containment model. Following which it was reported that Sonia Gandhi has hailed the "timely warning" of her son, Rahul Gandhi, which prompted the state government to successfully tackle the pandemic in the district.

On Saturday, sarpanch Kismat Gurjar took to Twitter and said that the credit for the successful implementation of the drive should go to the people of the district and not Rahul or the state government.

"I was disappointed. The

was made possible by the hard work of farmers, women, villagers of Bhilwara. In their fight against corona, the locals diligently followed minute instructions, thereby setting an example of self-discipline," Gurjar can be seen saying in a video posted on her unverified Twitter account.

The sarpanch who was recently in news after her video of spraying disinfectant in her village went viral over the internet also had a word of praise for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

"Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal has immensely influenced the people here. The local people have not only followed the lockdown guidelines but also adhered to social distancing and kept their surroundings hygienic," she added.

"This is not a time to play politics. We should be more vigilant and focussed in our fight against coronavirus," she said.

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The sarpanch has been at the forefront of the battle against coronavirus by assuring the people of her village that their essential needs will be taken care of.

"The people of my panchayat needn't worry. I am the daughter-in-law and daughter of a farmer. I understand everyone's pain. The villagers are extremely self-respecting people. We have made every possible arrangement so that not even one family is affected by the shortage of food. This is not alms, consider it your right," she tweeted.

Later, she also tweeted photographs of people packing food for distribution in her village and nearby areas.