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Ask Congress to comply with your recommendation on Covid: Dr. Harsh Vardhan replies to Manmohan Singh’s letter

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A day after Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on preventing Covid-19, Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Monday requested the previous PM to induce Congress occasion members to comply with his recommendation and present “gratitude” for the work achieved in preventing the virus.
On Sunday, Singh wrote to PM Modi saying that the nation is “facing an unprecedented emergency” and requested the Centre to make public particulars of the orders positioned by the Government for Covid vaccine doses and point out the technique for them to be distributed in a clear method.
In an in depth reply to Singh’s letter, Vardhan wrote, “It is saddening, Dr Singh, that while you very well understand, the importance of vaccination as an important method of fighting Covid battle, people in responsible positions in your party as well as in the state government formed by your party do not seem to share your view.”
While respecting the previous prime minister’s intentions, Vardhan cited “false inaccuracies” in his letter. Some of the strategies made by the previous prime minister, Vardhan wrote, have been already carried out by the Centre. “The point about allowing import of vaccines has already been approved by credible foreign authorities. You made this suggestion on April 18 and a decision about this was already taken a week before on April 11,” the letter learn.
Vardhan additionally slammed the Congress occasion members for his or her “lack of gratitude” over India’s vaccine journey. “It is shocking that senior members of the Congress party are yet to utter a single word of gratitude towards our scientist community and vaccine manufacturers for innovating under trying circumstances and empowering the world with vaccines.”
Instead of displaying a way of delight, Vardhan went on to say, the Congress has taken “extraordinary interest in spreading falsehood regarding the efficacy of these vaccines. Therefore, Vardhan alleged, Congress “fuelled vaccine hesitancy” and “played with the lives of countrymen.”
“The irresponsible pronouncements made by some of your leaders have resulted in a below national average vaccination coverage of senior citizens and even frontline workers in some Congress-ruled states,” the letter learn.
The Congress-ruled states, Vardhan wrote, have develop into huge contributors in Covid’s second wave.
Vardhan concluded his letter by saying that no matter the “negativity” unfold by the  Congress, the Centre will take Dr Singh’s strategies at face worth with the idea that he has nationwide curiosity in thoughts.