Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray (left) with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Maharashtra Chief Minister’s Office claimed that Uddhav Thackeray had contacted the Prime Minister’s Office about the acute shortage of medical oxygen and antiviral drug remdesivir, but was told that Modi was campaigning in West Bengal, reported
Fress Press Journal and India Today on Saturday. The fifth phase of voting is underway for the West Bengal Assembly elections.
There has been no response from Modi regarding the allegations, but Union minister Piyush Goyal has rejected the Maharashtra Chief Minister’s Office’s statement.
Around 280 metric tonnes of oxygen are required in Mumbai alone, as the demand has been rising with the increase in Covid-19 infections, according to India Today.