BJP MLA calls SII CEO Adar Poonawalla dacoit over COVID-19 vaccine pricing
Gorakhpur MLA Radha Mohan Das Agrawal made the remarks after SII on Wednesday announced a price of Rs 600 per dose for Covishield supplies to private hospitals and Rs 400 per dose to state governments
PTI | April 22, 2021 | Updated 18:14 IST
Gorakhpur MLA Radha Mohan Das Agrawal (Source: Facebook/ @agrawalrmdmla)
Upset over anti-coronavirus vaccine pricing by the Serum Institute of India (SII), a BJP MLA has compared its CEO Adar Poonawalla with a dacoit and asked the government to acquire the company under the Epidemic Diseases Act.
Gorakhpur MLA Radha Mohan Das Agrawal made the remarks after SII on Wednesday announced a price of Rs 600 per dose for Covishield supplies to private hospitals and Rs 400 per dose to state governments.