Read more about Govt should issue white paper on Covid-vaccination strategy: Congress on Business Standard. Congress said the government should issue a white paper on its Covid-vaccination strategy and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to accelerate the work on inoculating all Indians
Asserting that the strategy of starting the vaccination programme with frontline warriors has paid rich dividends in the second wave of COVID-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that the vaccines have ensured the safety of most of the doctors as 90 percent of health professionals have already taken its first dose. In an interaction with a group of doctors via video-conferencing, Modi said be it testing, supply of medicines or setting up new infrastructure in record time , all these are being done at a fast pace, according to a statement. His assertions came amid criticism from opposition parties of his government s vaccination programme and also alleged poor handling of the second wave of the pandemic.
Read more about SC adjourns Zakia Jafri s plea against SIT clean chit to Modi by two weeks on Business Standard. The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned by two weeks the hearing on a plea of Zakia Jafri, challenging the SIT clean chit to then Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 riots
In an effort to reach out to the Scheduled Castes and Matuas that constitute more than 15 percent of the electorate of the state, Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured justice to all refugees, Matua and Namasudra and at the same time criticised the Trinamool Congress for equating them with beggars. Speaking at a rally in Matua-dominated Kalyani in Nadia district Modi said, Didi did not like my going to Orakandi in Bangladesh where the founder of the Matua sect and social reformer Harichand Thakur was born. She raised questions over my visit.I have come to assure you today that all refugees will get all facilities due to them, they will get justice. For the BJP, providing justice to all refugees, Matua and Namasudra brothers, is also an emotional commitment.
Read more about Covid wreaking havoc on Indian lives due to Modi govt s policies: Congress on Business Standard. The Congress on Sunday attacked the Centre over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, alleging that COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc on Indian lives and economy due to the Modi government s "arrogance and incompetence".The Opposition party