Ministries fumble as questions raised on fate of oxygen, foreign aid rushed to Covid-hit India
Ministries fumble as questions raised on fate of oxygen, foreign aid rushed to Covid-hit India
Questions are being raised in the US as well as in India on the distribution of the foreign aid that is being sent to India over the past weeks to help the country s battle against Covid-19.
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UPDATED: May 4, 2021 10:41 IST
Medical supplies being loaded on a cargo plane in France to be flown to India. (AP Photo)
One ministry knows not what the other is doing. Amid all the foreign aid that has come to aid India s fight against Covid, questions now arise over the issue of lack of transparency.
Ministries fumble as questions raised on fate of oxygen, foreign aid rushed to Covid-hit India
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Whither Atmanirbhar Bharat?
As recently as 2018, during the Kerala floods, we turned down Rs 700 crore in aid promised by the UAE.
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On May 12, 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, announced his fivepoint ‘Atmanirbharta Mission’, and defined it thus: “The state of the world today teaches us that (AtmaNirbhar Bharat) “Self-reliant India” is the only path. It is said in our scriptures EshahPanthah. That is, selfsufficient India”. Since then, ‘self-reliance’ and ‘self-sufficiency’ have been the underlying theme of the economic stimulus packages of October and November, last year, and of this year’s Union Budget. But, driven to its knees in the last 2-3 weeks as Covid infections register over 3.5 lakh a day, the government’s ‘Atmanirbharta’ campaign is in tatters. Swallowing its pride the Indian government is lobbying and accepting aid from everywhere.
GNCT Act not fight for power but means to decide responsibility: BJP MP Lekhi By Nishant Ketu | Updated: Apr 29, 2021 07:56 IST
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): After the National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2021, came into force in Delhi, BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi said the act should be seen as a means of fixing responsibility on the Lieutenant Governor rather change in the power centre. We should not see it (Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2021) as a power centre but as a responsibility centre. So far, Delhi is lying like an orphan. The elected Chief Minister promised free electricity, water and clear oxygen and now the oxygen has finished. 45 hospitals had a private contract with an oxygen supplier and he nullified them. The supply of 28 hospitals of them have been completely stopped. Who does that? Private hospitals had their own supply chains. He took it from them and said he will do the
IPL 2021: Brett Lee donates 1 Bitcoin for oxygen supplies- India has always been a second home for me India Today Web Desk
Former Australia pacer Brett Lee, who is part of the broadcast crew at IPL 2021, followed his compatriot Pat Cummins and donated 1 Bitcoin to Crypto Relief to help purchase oxygen in hospitals across India as the country continues to battle with the surge in Covid-19 cases. India has always been like a second home for me. The love and affection that I have got from the people of this country both during my professional career and even after my retirement, holds a special place in my heart. It saddens me deeply to see people suffering due to the ongoing pandemic. I feel privileged to be in a position of making a difference and with that in mind, I d like to donate 1 BTC (Bitcoin) to Crypto Relief to help with the purchase of oxygen supplies for the hospitals across India, Lee said in an official statement.
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