On Saturday, Yadav had said that he would not trust the COVID-19 vaccine and that he would not take it because it was the BJP vaccine.
While speaking to media people, he said: “How can I trust the vaccine, which will be used for vaccination by the BJP? We cannot get vaccinated with the BJP vaccine ”and added that SP would come to power in the state after the 2022 elections and everyone would receive the vaccine for free.
However, after a scandal over his comments, Yadav issued a clarification. In a Hindi tweet, he said that COVID-19 vaccination was a sensitive topic and therefore the BJP should not make it a show-off event. Instead, you should start the vaccination only after advance and concrete preparations.
He further said: “It is a matter of people’s lives. Therefore, no risks should be taken to make corrections later. A definite date should be announced for the vaccination of the poor.”
कोरोना का टीकाकरण एक संवेदनशील प्रक्रिया है इसीलिए भाजपा सरकार इसे कोई सजावटी-दिखावटी इवेंट न समझे और अग्रिम पु… https://t.co/ApSOcxBcUf
– Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) 1609645811000
Shortly after Yadav’s comments, another leader of his party made a wilder comment. Mirzapur MLC Ashutosh Sinha from SP claimed that people feared the COVID-19 vaccine could render them powerless. “If the Honorable Akhilesh Yadav has said this, then there will be something serious. We do not believe in the machinery of government. He has said it based on facts. If he is not getting vaccinated, then I think the COVID-19 vaccine could contain something that can cause damage. Tomorrow, people will say that the vaccine was administered to kill / decrease the population. You can even become powerless, anything can happen … And if Akhilesh Yadav is saying this, then I think no one should get vaccinated in the state. ”
In reaction to Yadav’s comments, the BJP accused him of “insulting” doctors and scientists. UP Senior Deputy Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya said: “Akhilesh Yadav does not trust the vaccine and the people of Uttar Pradesh do not trust Akhilesh Yadav. The fact that it raises questions about the vaccine is an insult to the nation’s doctors and scientists. I should offer an apology. ”
The Union Minister of State for Finance, Anurag Thakur, called Yadav’s statements unfortunate.
Not only the leaders of the BJP, but also the former Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, dismissed Yadav’s remarks. He said, “I don’t know of anyone else, but when my turn comes I will happily roll up my sleeves and get a COVID vaccine. This damn virus has been too disturbing and if a vaccine helps achieve a semblance of normalcy. after all the chaos, sign up. ”
Abdullah further said that the more people are vaccinated, the better it is for the country and the economy. “No vaccine belongs to any political party, they belong to humanity and the sooner we vaccinate vulnerable people the better,” he said in a tweet.
The more people are vaccinated, the better it is for the country and the economy. No vaccine belongs to any… https://t.co/Ik7AnDo2ZQ
– Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) 1609591550000
A mock trial for the distribution of the Covid-19 vaccine began on Saturday across the country, authorities said.
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