External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar
The Ministry of External Affairs on Sunday mentioned it’s in steady touch with all foreign embassies in India and responding to their medical demands, particularly these associated to COVID-19. MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi mentioned the response to medical demands of the embassies included facilitating therapy in the hospital whilst he urged all not to hoard important provides together with oxygen.
Earlier, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar hit out at Congress chief Jairam Ramesh after he mentioned on Twitter that the youth wing of the Congress was attending to SOS calls from foreign embassies and questioned whether or not the MEA was “sleeping”.
Ramesh additionally shared a video posted on Twitter by Indian Youth Congress nationwide president Srinivas B V that confirmed a mini pickup van coming into the embassy of the Philippines in Delhi, carrying oxygen cylinders.
“MEA checked with the Philippines Embassy. This was an unsolicited supply as they had no Covid cases. Clearly for cheap publicity by you know who. Giving away cylinders like this when there are people in desperate need of oxygen is simply appalling,” Jaishankar tweeted.
“Jairamji, MEA never sleeps; our people know across the world. MEA also never fakes; we know who does,” he mentioned in one other tweet.
Srinivas tweeted the video with the caption “#SOSIYC members at Embassy of the Philippines in New Delhi.”
In his feedback, Ramesh complimented the Indian Youth Congress. “While I thank @IYC for its stellar efforts, as an Indian citizen I’m stunned that the youth wing of the opposition party is attending to SOS calls from foreign embassies. Is the MEA sleeping @DrSJaishankar?” he tweeted.
In his assertion, Bagchi mentioned the MEA is responding to the medical demands by the foreign missions. “The chief of protocol and heads of divisions are in continuous touch with all high commissions/embassies and MEA is responding to their medical demands, especially those related to Covid. This includes facilitating their hospital treatment,” he mentioned.
“Given the pandemic situation, all are urged not to hoard essential supplies, including oxygen,” Bagchi mentioned, responding to media queries.
Hospitals throughout the nationwide capital are reeling beneath a extreme scarcity of medical oxygen due to the large surge in COVID-19 circumstances.Â
