The Congress on Saturday asked the Central and the Gujarat governments to explain suppression of the Covid deaths in the state to the extent of over 10 times the official deaths of 4,218 declared in 71 days between March 1 and May 10, 2021.
Centralise vaccine purchase, decentralise distribution: Rahul
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Congress President Rahul Gandhi. (File Photo: IANS) Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, May 14 : Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday slammed the central government s vaccine policy, saying it is compounding problems and demanded that the vaccine purchase should be centralised and distribution decentralised. Government of India s vaccine policy is compounding the problem. Vaccine purchase should be centralised and distribution decentralised. India cannot afford this, he said on Twitter.
The Congress has been demanding free vaccination for all and has criticised the government s vaccine policy, saying it is discriminatory.
His remarks came after several states red flagged the shortage of Covid-19 vaccines.
His remarks came after several states red flagged the shortage of COVID-19 vaccines. On Friday, India recorded 3.43 lakh fresh cases of COVID with 4,000 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying like vaccines, oxygen and medicines, the PM also is missing being only available on pictures here and there.Tweet in Hindi, Rahul Gandhi .
Like oxygen, Covid vax, PM Modi also missing: Rahul Gandhi
By IANS| Posted by Minhaj Adnan | Updated: 13th May 2021 2:30 pm IST Rahul Gandhi and PM Narendra Modi
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying like vaccines, oxygen and medicines, the PM also is missing being only available on pictures here and there.
Tweet in Hindi, Rahul Gandhi said, “Like vaccine, oxygen and medicines, the Prime Minister is also missing. What is left is Central Vista, Goods and Services Tax (GST) on medicines and photographs of the Prime Minister here and there.”