"This is a classic case of calling the kettle black," Tiwari said. He further said, “Uttar Pradesh was the most mismanaged state under the leadership of Yogi Adityanath during the Covid pandemic, where bodies were floating in the river Ganga. “Yet, that person has the audacity to question our COVID management.”

Reacting to Adityanath's 'Udan Khatola' comment, Tiwari said, "I am not sure whether he really meant me or he was targeting his own Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is from Gujarat and North , He is contesting from Varanasi in the state." Those with whom Adityanath is not able to enjoy a comfortable relationship.”

Reacting to the UP CM's election speech here on Monday, where he had made claims on Covid management, Tiwari said not a single person from his previous parliamentary constituency (Anandpur Sahib) needed to go out or go back home. . ,

He said that as an MP, he ensured that everyone got proper food and care during the lockdown arbitrarily imposed by the BJP.

Tiwari also asked his rival BJP candidate Sanjay Tandon to provide the balance sheet of 10 years of the BJP government, and took an apparent dig at Tandon for calling the Congress manifesto a "pack of lies".

Saying that the manifestos are promises that cannot be dismissed immediately, Tiwari said, "You need to wait and see before dismissing."

Voting for the only Lok Sabha seat of Chandigarh will be held on June 1.