New Delhi: Twelve opposition leaders got here collectively to write a joint letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (May 12) underlining measures to be taken in view of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The letter was signed by Sonia Gandhi (Congress), HD Deve Gowda (JD-S), Sharad Pawar (NCP), Uddhav Thackeray (Shiv Sena), Mamata Banerjee (TMC), MK Stalin (DMK), Hemant Soren (JMM), Farooq Abdullah (JKPA), Akhilesh Yadav (SP), Tejashwi Yadav (RJD), D Raja (CPI) and Sitaram Yechury (CPI-M).
Demanding a free, common mass vaccination marketing campaign throughout the nation, they mentioned that the vaccines must be procured centrally from all out there sources – world and home.
The leaders suggested the prime minister to spend Rs 35,000 crores allotted in the funds for the vaccines. They additionally mentioned that the Central Vista development must be stopped and that the cash must be used for procuring oxygen and vaccines as an alternative.
The leaders demanded Rs 6000 be given to all jobless folks and free distribution of meals grains to the needy.
“We have repeatedly in the past drawn your attention, independently and jointly, to the various measures that are absolutely imperative for the Central government to undertake and implement. Unfortunately, your government has either ignored or refused all these suggestions. This only compounded the situation to reach such an apocalyptic human tragedy,” learn the letter.
“Though it has not been the practice of your office or government, we would appreciate a response to our suggestions in the interests of India and our people,” the letter added.
Here are the 9 factors highlighted in the letter:
1. Procure vaccines centrally from all out there sources – world and home.
2. Immediately start a free, common mass vaccination marketing campaign throughout the nation.
3. Invoke obligatory licensing to broaden home vaccine manufacturing.
4. Spend budgetary allocation of Rs. 35,000 crores for the vaccines.
5. Stop Central Vista development. Use the allotted cash for procuring oxygen and vaccines, as an alternative.
6. Release all cash held in the unaccounted non-public belief fund, PMCares to purchase extra vaccines, Oxygen and medical tools required.
7. Give all jobless at the very least Rs. 6000 per thirty days.
8. Free distribution of meals grains to the needy (over one crore tonnes of meals grains are presently rotting in central godowns).
9. Repeal farm legal guidelines to defend lakhs of our anmadatas from changing into victims of the pandemic in order that they will proceed to produce meals to feed the Indian folks.
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