Attacking the Centre, Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday mentioned the BJP-led authorities celebrated ‘Tika Utsav’ in April however allegedly didn’t make preparations to supply vaccines towards COVID-19 which led to a decline in vaccinations.
The federal government had marked ‘Tika Utsav’, a vaccination drive between April 11 and 14, with an intention to inoculate the utmost variety of eligible folks towards coronavirus amid a surge in circumstances.
“India is the most important vaccine-producing nation. The BJP authorities marked ‘Tika Utsav’ on April 12, however didn’t make preparations for offering vaccines and in 30 days there was an 82 per cent decline in our vaccinations,” Gandhi alleged, sharing graphics evaluating the variety of vaccinations on April 12 and Could 9.
She additionally shared a graph displaying that India was behind international locations just like the US, the UK, Turkey and France by way of vaccinating residents.
“Modi ji went to vaccine factories, additionally obtained pictures clicked, however why did his authorities positioned its first order for vaccine doses solely in January 2021?” the Congress common secretary mentioned.
“The USA and different international locations positioned orders with Indian vaccine corporations way back. Who will take accountability for this?” she mentioned.
It’s not potential to battle coronavirus with out guaranteeing that the vaccination drive reaches each family, she asserted.