Updated: December 3, 2020 2:29:31 pm
The main leader of Congress, Rahul Gandhi. (Express photo: Amit Mehra / Archive)
Days after the Center clarified that there was I never talked about inoculating everyone With COVID-19, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked the prime minister for the different statements of the NDA.
On Twitter, the former president of Congress cited differences in statements by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government and the BJP on the advance vaccine for COVID-19 and asked what the prime minister expects. “PM – Everyone will get the vaccine. BJP in Bihar Elections: Everyone in Bihar will receive a free vaccine. Now GOI – I never said that everyone would get the vaccine. Exactly what does the prime minister expect? Gandhi said in a tweet.
PM- Everyone will receive the vaccine.
BJP in Bihar Elections: Everyone in Bihar will receive a free vaccine.
Now, GOI- I never said that everyone would get the vaccine.
What exactly is the PM expecting?
– Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) December 3, 2020
The center said Tuesday that its priority will be to first vaccinate a critical mass of the population and break the chain of transmission of the virus, indicating that the entire population may not be mandatorily vaccinated. During the weekly briefing on the pandemic, the Union Health Secretary, Rajesh Bhushan, reiterated that “the government has not talked about vaccinating the entire country.” “It is important to get objective information on these (about the vaccination of the entire population),” Bhushan said.
Last month, while campaigning for the Bihar Assembly elections, BJP promised “residents of Bihar” free vaccination against Covid-19. Defending its announcement, the BJP said it is a promise about a public health problem. Publishing the party’s manifesto in Patna, the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said: “After crossing all the stages, there are at least three vaccines that have reached the last stage and are on the cusp of production. . After this, if the scientists say that this vaccine is fine, it can be produced. Our production capacity, due to government intervention, is very large ”.
the ad drawn acute reactions from opposition parties, most of whom said it was “appalling” that a vaccine to combat the pandemic was made as a poll agenda.
India’s number of COVID-19 cases surpassed 95 lakh today. Total coronavirus cases amounted to 95,34,964 with 35,551 new infections reported in one day, while the death toll rose to 1,38,648 with 526 new deaths. More than 4.2 lakh of cases are active, while 89.73 lakh of people have been discharged.
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