Passing off old images and videos as recent ones to hit out at the central government is becoming a usual practice for Congress and other prominent persons.
Central govt has started 'shramik' special trains which are facilitating the return of migrant labourers back to their home states from the various states where they might be stranded due to the Coronavirus lockdown.
Amit Malviya was accused of mocking the Congress leaders, in response to a comment made by Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi where she had credited her son Rahul for the successful handling of coronavirus crisis in Bhilwara district.
Prakash Ghade, a Maharashtra BJP worker, has alleged that Maharashtra government is sending goons to browbeat dissenters who are raising voices against government failures
Earlier, Thackeray could not get elected to the council through biennial polls as the elections were postponed due to coronavirus outbreak. Governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari is yet to decide on his nomination.