New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsha Vardhan on Monday (April 19) took it to his Twitter to share his response to former PM Manmohan Singh’s letter on tackling the COVID-19 disaster addressed to PM Narendra Modi.
Tweeting the previews of his response to ex-PM Manmohan Singh, the Union Minister stated that the historical past would be kinder to him (Manmohan Singh) if solely his personal social gathering had adopted his recommendation.
“It is saddening, Dr Singh, that while you very well understand the importance of vaccination as an important method of fighting COVID-19 battle, people in responsible position in your party as well as the state governments formed by your party do not seem to share your views,” wrote Harsha Vardhan in his reply.
Taking a jibe on the opposition, the Union Health Minister additionally stated, “It is shocking that senior members of Congress party are yet to utter a single word of gratitude towards our social scientist community and vaccine manufacturers for innovating under trying circumstances and empowering the world with vaccines.”
The response from Union Health Minister Harsha Vardhan comes a day after ex-PM’s letter to PM Modi wherein Manmohan Singh wrote, “the key to our fight against COVID19 must be ramping up the vaccination effort. We must resist the temptation to look at the absolute numbers being vaccinated, and focus instead on the percentage of the population vaccinated.”
Earlier, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi additionally chaired a meet of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) and accused the central authorities of “gross unpreparedness” and “adhocism” in battling COVID-19 disaster.
