Arvind Kejriwal questions Centre on new vaccine policy with ‘Pakistan attack’ analogy

Arvind Kejriwal requested the Centre to acquire vaccines and distribute it to the states.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal right now mentioned that procurement of vaccines just isn’t state governments’ work and urged the Centre to supply vaccines to the states. “I wish to inform PM Narendra Modi that each chief minister of the nation is standing with you as a soldier abandoning politics and celebration. No matter duty you’ll give us, we’ll fulfil all duty. However the work that isn’t ours, how will the state governments do it? A piece which is to be carried out by the Centre, the Central authorities must do this. How can we do this? You procure the required vaccine and provides it to states. Vaccinating folks is our job and we’ll do this,” mentioned Kejriwal in a digital press convention.

Kejriwal then drew a comparability of the present state of affairs with a hypothetical Indo-Pak struggle to show his level. “Our nation is preventing a struggle towards COVID. Presently, one can’t say that every one state governments ought to take care of their respective wants. If Pakistan assaults us tomorrow, will the Centre say that the state ought to safe themselves – UP buys their tanks and Delhi buys their weapons. This isn’t the way in which. We can’t lose this struggle….It’s time for India to work unitedly. That is the time for all governments to work as Staff India,” mentioned Kejriwal.

The Delhi CM claimed that the Centre delayed the beginning of India’s vaccination programme by six months. “Throughout the World, nations have began vaccinating their folks. However in India, fairly than vaccinating our personal folks, the vaccines have been despatched overseas. Had we began the vaccination programme earlier, we might have saved many individuals from the second wave,” he mentioned.

He mentioned that states have tried to acquire vaccines however failed. “Each CM has tried to acquire vaccines however no state has been capable of prepare them. Many states took out world tenders however failed,” he mentioned.

The chief minister mentioned states are able to assist the Centre within the struggle towards coronavirus. He mentioned that Delhi has no inventory left for the 18-44 age group and the inventory of Covaxin for the aged has additionally been completed.