Avoid wrong statement on COVID-19 vaccine: Rajasthan CM to Harsh Vardhan

Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday targeted Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan on the issue of lack of anti-Corona virus vaccines in the country and said that he should avoid making false statements.

Gehlot tweeted, “Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan should avoid making false statements. When the country was struggling with lack of oxygen, they were saying that there is enough oxygen in the country. Today, when there is a shortage of vaccines in the country, they say that there are enough one crore vaccines. But if we look at all the states together, one crore vaccines will be finished in just one day.

He said that on April 2, 42 lakh vaccines were planted across the country, but now only 16 lakh vaccines are being administered daily. Vaccination centers are being closed at different places in the country. Such statements by the Health Minister are creating resentment among the general public.

Along with this, Gehlot has expressed concern over the burial of dead bodies along the rivers and suggested the Central Government to fix a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).

The Chief Minister said, “Taking cognizance of the way corpses are being buried on the banks of holy rivers including Ganga, Yamuna and being buried in rivers, the Central Government should issue SOP under the Corona Protocol.” In case of outbreak of infection from these dead bodies, epidemic cases are expected to increase further.