Updated On: 08 May, 2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai | IANS
Congress spokesperson and General Secretary Sachin Sawant said that initially, the Centre sat on the relief materials, and when distribution was taken, the aid is being first given to Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled states like Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Bihar, etc, barring Maharashtra.

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Accusing the Centre of "continued discrimination" against Maharashtra in the Covid-19 crisis, ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi constituent Congress on Friday slammed it for depriving the state from international aid arriving from 40 countries.
"The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has excluded Maharashtra from the list of states where the Centre plans to distribute the corona aid that has come from 40 countries," said party spokesperson and General Secretary Sachin Sawant.