New Delhi: Amid rising Covid-19 cases throughout the country as well the spike of variant of concern ‘Omicron’, massive crowd gathered at Kolkata’s Park Street for Christmas celebration on Saturday.
Photos of hundreds of people gathered at Park Street surfaced online. Many were seen breaking the Covid protocols while many did not even cared to put their masks on in the viral pics.
No social distancing can be seen in practice at the sight, while some of the pictures seemed as if there isn’t even breathable gap left at the place of celebration.
The widely circulated pictures have received sharp criticism from Netizens:
BJP’s MLA from Asansol South Agnimitra Paul criticized West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of jeopardizing people’s life.
“Welcome OMICRON! To the CITY of CHAPPA! @MamataOfficial to please the people of GOA are you not putting the people BENGAL at DANGER?? You have been proved by your own GOA MLA that you are playing dirty divisive politics of HATE!”, she tweeted.
Kolkata,PARK STREET,25th December.11.30pm
Welcome OMICRON!
To the CITY of CHAPPA!@MamataOfficial to please the people of GOA are you not putting the people BENGAL at DANGER??You have been proved by your own GOA MLA that you are playing dirty divisive politics of HATE! pic.twitter.com/K0yg4w1KLV
— Agnimitra Paul BJP (@paulagnimitra1) December 26, 2021
Park Street, kolkata yesterday.
No room for Omicron to enter. pic.twitter.com/X5DrupOZFm
— Gautam Mazumdar (@gautam_icma) December 26, 2021
Park street Kolkata Yesterday… This is a scene of every Year…. These same people were cursing Modi during West Bengal elections… Fancy posts and memes on election Rallies… Can you please explain which Rally is this?? pic.twitter.com/APViSq960s
— Vineeta Singh ?? (@biharigurl) December 26, 2021
Jesus Christ was a bengali, born in Park Street, Kolkata. His original name was Jesus Paul Christ. pic.twitter.com/ry2rsHNnVb
— AbhishekkK (@Abhishekkkk10) December 26, 2021
Kumbh Mela celebrations in Park Street Kolkotta.. Keenly awaiting damning articles against those brown Indians… Oh !!! Wait a sec.. Wasnt it secular festival ?.. 🙂 pic.twitter.com/T0cltss9DI
— Sqn Ldr Vinod Kumar (Retd)?? (@veekay122002) December 26, 2021