A BJP lawmaker from Uttar Pradesh has poked fun at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to the people to ”clap and bang utensils” to show their support for the health workers fighting the COVID 19.

MLA Rakesh Rathore, a lawmaker from Sadar assembly seat in Sitapur district, about 90 kilometres from here, was caught on tape ridiculing the appeal of Modi and stating that it was an attempt to divert the attention of the people from the failures of the government.

However, Rathore was served a show-cause notice by the UP BJP after the audio went viral on the social networking sites.

Couple of days back, Rathore, in a telephonic conversation with another BJP leader was heard mocking Modi’s appeal.

“Go on, keep creating noise by banging utensils .. go on clap as you will soon just be able to clap and won’t be good for anything else,” the MLA was heard saying in the video.

For the uninitiated, Modi, on March 19, had urged the people to express gratitude for the emergency service workers by clapping or ringing bells at 5 pm on March 22.

Subsequently, he had in another appeal urged masses to light diyas (earthen lamps) for 9 minutes at 9 pm on April 5 to mark country’s fight against the corona virus.

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