Covid in Varanasi: Anger rises as coronavirus rages in Modi's constituency

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The region around Varanasi, one of the holiest cities in the world for Hindus, is among the worst affected by the second wave of coronavirus sweeping India.

Many angry citizens of the region, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, are now asking where their MP, Narendra Modi – India’s prime minister – is in their hour of need.

India’s devastating second wave has pushed the country’s total number of infections to 20 million and