“If vaccines are free for all, why should private hospitals charge for them?” Congress chief Rahul Gandhi requested on Monday because the opposition celebration demanded common free vaccination towards COVID-19, after the prime minister introduced that his authorities will present free jabs to states for inoculation of all above the age of 18. The Congress additionally sought to credit score the Supreme Court for the change within the Centre’s vaccination coverage and stated the announcement got here after the apex courtroom reprimanded it and sought an affidavit on the inoculation drive.
In an handle to the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced that the Centre has determined to purchase 75 per cent of jabs from vaccine makers, together with 25 per cent of the state quota, and provides it for free to state governments, whereas personal sector hospitals can proceed to obtain the remaining 25 per cent. After PM Modi’s handle, Gandhi tweeted, “One simple question – If vaccines are free for all, why should private hospitals charge for them.” He used #FreeVaccineForAll hashtag along with his tweet.
Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala stated, “The prime minister is guilty of endangering the lives of Indians by repeatedly changing the (vaccination) policy and instead of accusing the states, he should be tendering an apology for endangering people’s lives.” Surjewala reiterated the demand for common free vaccination and stated the federal government must also switch Rs 6,000 into financial institution accounts of the poor to assist them address the affect of the pandemic and the resultant lockdown. He alleged that the federal government has introduced these modifications in its vaccination coverage after it was reprimanded by the Supreme Court.
Some states had gone to the apex courtroom towards the Centre’s vaccination coverage alleging that it isn’t uniform. Surjewala stated the Modi authorities has modified its vaccine coverage thrice on January 16, May 1 and now immediately.
Accusing the prime minister of endangering the lives of indians, he requested if he would take accountability. “Why burden the middle class and the salaried people with payments in private hospitals,” he requested.
“Why not transfer Rs 6000 in the accounts of every poor considering there have been two crore job losses in the second wave of coronavirus,” he requested. Surjewala claimed that on the present vaccination price with the common between January 16 and June 7 being solely 15.46 lakh jabs per day, it’ll take 1,091 days, or until May 2024, to inoculate all.
“Then, how will you vaccinate 100 crore people by December 2021, as promised,” he requested, alleging that solely 4.61 crore have been totally vaccinated in final six months, which is 3.28 per cent of the inhabitants. The Congress has been demanding free vaccination for all and has urged the Centre to obtain the jabs and supply them to states.
The Congress on its official Twitter deal with stated, “Modi ji – stop with the tokenism, it will not heal the deep wounds you’ve inflicted on our nation. Instead – apologise and not give lectures”. Congress chief and Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh stated, “Thank PM Narendra Modi Ji for acceding to our request of central procurement and distribution of vaccine for all age-groups. I had written twice to Narendra Modi Ji on this issue and to (Health Minister) Harsh Vardhan Ji suggesting this as the only feasible solution to Covid Vaccine crisis.” Another Congress Chief Minister, Ashok Gehlot of Rajasthan, stated PM Modi ought to inform which states had demanded that vaccines ought to be procured and offered for 18-44 years age group.
“To my knowledge, no state had made such a demand and it seems that the prime minister has been misinformed,” he stated on Twitter. Gehlot additionally stated that many states, together with Rajasthan, had moved the Supreme Court towards the Centre’s vaccination coverage and the results of which is that the prime minister needed to change it.
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