"Tika Utsav" will be observed from April 11 to 14 to vaccinate a maximum number of eligible beneficiaries across the country.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to observe "Tika Utsav" from April 11 to 14 by saying vaccine shortage is a serious issue and not an "utsav." "Tika Utsav" will be observed to vaccinate a maximum number of eligible beneficiaries across the country.
Mr Gandhi questioned the government's move to export vaccines at the time when the country is dealing with the Corona crisis along with the issue of vaccine shortage. Amid a sudden surge in the cases of Covid, several vaccination centres reported that they are running low on doses. Maharashtra, the worst-hit state, reported that several vaccination centres have been shut down due to the shortage of vaccine.
"Amid the growing Corona crisis, shortage of vaccines is a very serious issue and not an "utsav". Is it right to export vaccines by putting the lives of the countrymen at risk? The central government must help all states without any bias. We have to defeat this pandemic together," Mr Gandhi tweeted in Hindi.
The Foreign Ministry on Thursday said India has not imposed any export ban on the vaccines and added that the supply of made-in-India vaccines would continue in the country as well as abroad.
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