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‘Tika Utsav’ a sham of the Centre to hide poor handling of Covid situation, says Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader’s attack comes after government celebrated a ‘vaccine festival’

Our Bureau, Agencies New Delhi Published 15.04.21, 12:45 PM
Rahul Gandhi.

Rahul Gandhi. File picture

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked the government over the handling of the Covid-19 situation and alleged that it is only indulging in a "sham" of a 'vaccine festival'.

He also alleged that there is no testing, no beds in hospitals, neither ventilators or oxygen and vaccine is also not available.

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Gandhi also took a jibe asking what PM-CARES is doing, as huge donations were given to the fund for handling Covid-19 situation.

"There are no tests or beds in hospitals. There are no ventilators or oxygen. The vaccine is also not there. But there is a sham of a festival. PM-CARES?" he asked.

His attack came after the government celebrated the 'Tika Utsav' (vaccine festival) from April 11 to 14.

India saw its highest single-day rise of 2,00,739 Covid-19 infections and 1,038 fatalities pushing the country' tally of cases to 1,40,74,564 and the total death toll to 1,73,123, according to official data.

The total number of active Covid-19 cases in the country were recorded at 14,71,877 cases.

With over 1 lakh infections per day for the ninth consecutive day, India has added 13,88,515 cases in nine days.

India’s current Covid-19 vaccine production capacity is insufficient to meet its target of administering five million doses per day, an expert panel underlined on Wednesday, shedding light on shortages flagged by states but denied by the Union health ministry.

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