The Congress on Wednesday accused the Centre of suppressing Covid-19 death numbers, with party leader Rahul Gandhi saying numbers do not lie but the government does.
The party also said that the central government should have procured Covid vaccines globally and ramped their production in the country to improve access to vaccination.
Numbers don’t lie... GOI does. pic.twitter.com/5YLSnaeKzK
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 26, 2021
"Numbers don't lie... GOI (government of India) does," Gandhi said on Twitter while citing a New York Times estimate of the number of coronavirus deaths in India.
The report said that "just how big could India's true Covid toll be" and cited the official count of 3,07,231 as on May 24 and it estimated 600,000 deaths in a conservative scenario, 1.6 million estimated deaths in a more likely scenario and 4.2 million estimated deaths in a worse scenario.
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said, "We will never know the true number of Covid-related deaths as the government has worked harder on suppressing this data than they did fighting the pandemic."
We will never know the true number of COVID related deaths as the government has worked harder on suppressing this data than they did fighting the pandemic pic.twitter.com/ZaYJQlO8n5
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) May 26, 2021
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh suggested: "What Modi government should have done but did not: procured vaccines globally, ramped up production locally (through compulsory licensing), issued vaccines to states fairly and transparently and improved access to vaccines by reducing exclusions."
What Modi Govt should have done but did not:
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) May 26, 2021
1.procured vaccines globally
2.ramped up production locally(thro’ compulsory licensing)
3.issued vaccines to states fairly & transparently
4.improved access to vaccines by reducing exclusions
Atleast 2 Standing Committees suggested it!
He said that "at least two Standing Committees suggested it".
His party colleague Kapil Sibal tweeted, "Surat: Threefold spike in COVID cases amongst kids. Protect our children. Don't put them to risk by holding exams for class 12."
Surat :
— Kapil Sibal (@KapilSibal) May 26, 2021
Threefold spike in COVID cases amongst kids
Protect our children
Don’t put them to risk by holding exams for class12
Find an innovative solution to assess them
Life is more important than exams !
"Find an innovative solution to assess them. Life is more important than exams," he said.
The Congress party has been critical of the government's handling of the Covid pandemic and the vaccination policy.
Deccan Herald is on WhatsApp Channels | Join now for Breaking News & Editor's Picks