Slamming the Congress party for questioning COVID-19 vaccines during pan-India vaccination drive, Union Home Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader (BJP) Amit Shah on Sunday said that Congress leaders can only oppose something and if someone else is doing it, they stop it too. Shah asserted that both vaccines developed in India are completely safe and urged people to get vaccinated when their turn comes up. This comes a day after Congress Member of Parliament Manish Tewari raised questions about the efficacy and safety of two COVID-19 vaccines approved for emergency use in the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has now started the world s largest corona vaccination programme. Congress leaders raised questions about Covid-19 vaccine. We know you cannot do anything other than protest and if someone else is doing it, they stop it too. I want to tell them at least do not stop the ones making efforts, Shah said at a rally in Belagavi, Karnataka.
Harsh Vardhan slams Manish Tewari for questioning efficacy, safety of COVID-19 vaccines ANI | Updated: Jan 16, 2021 16:33 IST
New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Saturday slammed Congress Member of Parliament Manish Tewari for raising questions over the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines being administered in the nationwide vaccination drive.
Lashing out at the Congress, the Health Minister accused the party of spreading distrust and rumors about the vaccine. Manish Tewari and Congress are only passionate about spreading distrust and rumors. Open your eyes, sharing photos of eminent Doctors and government functionaries getting inoculated, Harsh Vardhan tweeted.
Harsha Vardhan shared photos of doctors, government functionaries getting inoculated (File)
New Delhi:
Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan today slammed Congress Member of Parliament Manish Tewari for raising questions over the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines being administered as India launched its nationwide vaccination drive.
Lashing out at the Congress, the Health Minister accused the party of spreading distrust and rumors about the vaccine. Manish Tewari and Congress are only passionate about spreading distrust and rumors. Open your eyes, sharing photos of eminent Doctors and government functionaries getting inoculated, Harsh Vardhan tweeted.
Further slamming Congress, Harsh Vardhan even quoted English writer Charles Caleb Colton: So blinded are we by our passions that we suffer more to be damned than to be saved.