Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole on Thursday requested Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Devendra Fadnavis to put aside political variations and help the state in its efforts to deal with the “alarming” COVID-19 state of affairs.
The want of the hour is to see how lives of residents may be saved by offering them (COVID-19 sufferers) Remdesivir and oxygen, Patole, whose celebration shares energy within the state with the Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), stated in a press release.
“Instead of co-ordinating with the central government to ensure the state gets adequate medical aid, Fadnavis and other Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders in the state only want to work to put the state government into trouble,” he alleged.
Patole stated instead of “behaving irresponsibly”, Fadnavis and different state BJP leaders needs to be the “voice of Maharashtra” on the Centre.
He requested Fadnavis to put aside political variations and present his dedication in the direction of the state.
The Congress chief stated COVID-19 is a “national calamity” and nonetheless Maharashtra had to battle to procure medicines and medical tools from the Centre.
Maharashtra wants 50,000 Remdesivir injections every day and the Centre has allotted solely 26,000 vials per day.
“Such bias is not good,” Patole stated.
“Fadnavis should become the voice of Marathi people in Delhi. If Fadnavis and other BJP leaders can show haste in getting a Remdesivir black marketeer released from police station, they should show similar urgency in saving people’s lives,” the Congress chief stated.
Remdesivir is listed to be used in critical COVID-19 sufferers. In view of a sudden spike in demand of the drug due to the surge in COVID-19 circumstances, the Centre final week banned its export until the state of affairs improves.
The Mumbai police on Saturday questioned an government of a pharmaceutical firm following info that a big quantity of Remdesivir vials have been going to be flown overseas by air cargo, regardless of a ban on the export of the drug.
On studying that the pharma agency official was being quizzed, Fadnavis and one other state BJP chief Pravin Darekar had rushed to the police station on Saturday evening.
“Amid the pandemic, the Centre was exporting Remdesivir and oxygen to other countries. Instead of paying attention to constructive suggestions of Congress leaders, the BJP mocked them,” Patole alleged.