New Delhi: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi demanded free COVID-19 vaccination for all Indians on Thursday and put out a tweet with the dictionary that means and utilization of the phrase “free” to stress his point. Gandhi and his party have been demanding free COVID-19 vaccination for all citizens. They have also termed the Centre’s new vaccination policy discriminatory.
In a tweet on Thursday, Gandhi further stressed his demand. “free /fri?/ adjective, adverb — costing nothing, or not needing to be paid for,” he wrote after which went on for instance the utilization of the phrase “free” through two examples relevant to his demands, “India must get free COVID vaccine. All citizens must receive the inoculation free of charge.
free /friː/adjective, adverbcosting nothing, or not needing to be paid for. e.g.- • India must get free COVID vaccine. • All citizens must receive the inoculation free of charge.
Let’s hope they get it this time. #vaccine
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) April 29, 2021
“Let’s hope they get it this time,” he wrote on Twitter with the hashtag #vaccine. In one other tweet in Hindi, the previous Congress chief hit out on the authorities, saying the one who doesn’t hearken to individuals’s ache and feelings doesn’t have a coronary heart however a stone.
“One who will not be crammed with feelings, who will not be keen to hearken to individuals’s ache, he has a stone and never a coronary heart, the ‘system’ that the general public doesn’t love,” he said. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh demanded the option of on-the-spot registration for all adults at the inoculation centres, saying the online process may end up excluding many.
“I fail to understand why BOTH options of online pre-registration and on-the-spot registration for walk-ins should not be allowed for vaccination. Online registration should help not hamper. In India’s case, mandatory online registration may end up excluding many,” the previous Union minister wrote on Twitter.
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