<p>Congress on Wednesday lashed out at the Narendra Modi government, accusing it of mishandling the second wave of Covid-19 infections across the country and warned that the situation could turn into a tsunami if not dealt with properly.</p>.<p>Congress alleged that there are several drawbacks in the Centre’s Covid-19 strategies, particularly the ones dealing with Covid-19 vaccinations as several states are reporting shortages of vaccines and have called for speedy approvals for newer vaccines.</p>.<p>“Because of its unscientific and stubborn stance, the government has allowed the number of infections to gallop every day. A grave catastrophe awaits the country,” senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said.</p>.<p>The former finance minister alleged from demonetisation to the botched vaccination programme, Indians are paying a huge price for the wrong policies of the BJP government.<br /><br /><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/new-restrictions-in-bengaluru-to-curb-covid-19-spread-971470.html" target="_blank">New restrictions in Bengaluru to curb Covid-19 spread</a></strong></p>.<p>Chidambaram said that the Indian Medical Association and several chief ministers had demanded universal vaccination, which has been rejected by the Centre.</p>.<p>"The need of the hour is walk-in vaccination to all age groups without any pre-registration," the senior Congress leader said.</p>.<p>Congress also accused the government of delays in approving newer vaccines for use.</p>.<p>“There is a dilly-dallying on the vaccine approval and regulatory protocols that have held back many globally accepted and approved safe vaccines from entering the Indian market, this ensures over-dependency on limited vaccines, therefore, delaying the nationwide vaccination program,” Congress spokesman Pawan Khera told reporters in Delhi.</p>.<p>He claimed that countries with a diversified pool of Covid-19 vaccines have witnessed ease in immunisation drives that has led to a decrease in the number of fresh cases.</p>.<p>“The spike of the Covid-19 cases is alarming, and the width (duration of the spike) of the Covid-19 cases needs to be curtailed now before this wave turns into a tsunami,” Khera said.</p>
<p>Congress on Wednesday lashed out at the Narendra Modi government, accusing it of mishandling the second wave of Covid-19 infections across the country and warned that the situation could turn into a tsunami if not dealt with properly.</p>.<p>Congress alleged that there are several drawbacks in the Centre’s Covid-19 strategies, particularly the ones dealing with Covid-19 vaccinations as several states are reporting shortages of vaccines and have called for speedy approvals for newer vaccines.</p>.<p>“Because of its unscientific and stubborn stance, the government has allowed the number of infections to gallop every day. A grave catastrophe awaits the country,” senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said.</p>.<p>The former finance minister alleged from demonetisation to the botched vaccination programme, Indians are paying a huge price for the wrong policies of the BJP government.<br /><br /><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/new-restrictions-in-bengaluru-to-curb-covid-19-spread-971470.html" target="_blank">New restrictions in Bengaluru to curb Covid-19 spread</a></strong></p>.<p>Chidambaram said that the Indian Medical Association and several chief ministers had demanded universal vaccination, which has been rejected by the Centre.</p>.<p>"The need of the hour is walk-in vaccination to all age groups without any pre-registration," the senior Congress leader said.</p>.<p>Congress also accused the government of delays in approving newer vaccines for use.</p>.<p>“There is a dilly-dallying on the vaccine approval and regulatory protocols that have held back many globally accepted and approved safe vaccines from entering the Indian market, this ensures over-dependency on limited vaccines, therefore, delaying the nationwide vaccination program,” Congress spokesman Pawan Khera told reporters in Delhi.</p>.<p>He claimed that countries with a diversified pool of Covid-19 vaccines have witnessed ease in immunisation drives that has led to a decrease in the number of fresh cases.</p>.<p>“The spike of the Covid-19 cases is alarming, and the width (duration of the spike) of the Covid-19 cases needs to be curtailed now before this wave turns into a tsunami,” Khera said.</p>
