New Delhi: Indian National Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has raised the issue of discrepancies in the vaccination of the age group of 18 to 44 years.
The former union minister of Environment and Forest raised the issues on Twitter, posing three questions on the government's vaccination drive.
He asked why is the total vaccination in the 18 to 44 year age group has only 86,023 beneficiaries on May 2. He also questioned why only 11 states were able to vaccinate in the same age group.
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Why Gujarat alone had 60% of all 18-44 age vaccinations on May 2nd? Why only 11 states were able to vaccinate in the same age group? Why is the total vaccination in the 18-44 group for the day ONLY 86,023?
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) May 3, 2021 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
Source: PIB, 02.05.2021@drharshvardhan @PrakashJavdekar @narendramodi pic.twitter.com/HTP3eW4XfD
">Why Gujarat alone had 60% of all 18-44 age vaccinations on May 2nd? Why only 11 states were able to vaccinate in the same age group? Why is the total vaccination in the 18-44 group for the day ONLY 86,023?
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) May 3, 2021
Source: PIB, 02.05.2021@drharshvardhan @PrakashJavdekar @narendramodi pic.twitter.com/HTP3eW4XfDWhy Gujarat alone had 60% of all 18-44 age vaccinations on May 2nd? Why only 11 states were able to vaccinate in the same age group? Why is the total vaccination in the 18-44 group for the day ONLY 86,023?
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) May 3, 2021
Source: PIB, 02.05.2021@drharshvardhan @PrakashJavdekar @narendramodi pic.twitter.com/HTP3eW4XfD
The Rajya Sabha MP also highlighted that 60 percent of all 18 to 44 age group vaccinations on May 2 were done in Gujarat.
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Gujrat has seen a rise in coronavirus cases. In the past-24 hours, the state has added 12,978 fresh cases and 153 deaths. The total number of Covid cases in the state stands at 5,94,602, while the active cases hover around 1,46.818.
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While I thank @IYC for its stellar efforts, as an Indian citizen I’m stunned that the youth wing of the opposition party is attending to SOS calls from foreign embassies. Is the MEA sleeping @DrSJaishankar ? https://t.co/iEG49baE9l
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) May 1, 2021 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">While I thank @IYC for its stellar efforts, as an Indian citizen I’m stunned that the youth wing of the opposition party is attending to SOS calls from foreign embassies. Is the MEA sleeping @DrSJaishankar ? https://t.co/iEG49baE9l
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) May 1, 2021While I thank @IYC for its stellar efforts, as an Indian citizen I’m stunned that the youth wing of the opposition party is attending to SOS calls from foreign embassies. Is the MEA sleeping @DrSJaishankar ? https://t.co/iEG49baE9l
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) May 1, 2021
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Actions speak louder than words, Mr. Minister. No amount of “image management” can hide the reality of people gasping for oxygen. Please do your job instead of heckling at those who help the needy. The @IYC is showing the way, and we are proud of them. @DrSJaishankar https://t.co/XCa4k9qkp4
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) May 3, 2021 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">Actions speak louder than words, Mr. Minister. No amount of “image management” can hide the reality of people gasping for oxygen. Please do your job instead of heckling at those who help the needy. The @IYC is showing the way, and we are proud of them. @DrSJaishankar https://t.co/XCa4k9qkp4
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) May 3, 2021Actions speak louder than words, Mr. Minister. No amount of “image management” can hide the reality of people gasping for oxygen. Please do your job instead of heckling at those who help the needy. The @IYC is showing the way, and we are proud of them. @DrSJaishankar https://t.co/XCa4k9qkp4
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) May 3, 2021
A day earlier, Jairam Ramesh was also seen in a Twitter spat with Minister of External Affairs, Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. The spat erupted after Indian Youth Congress delivered an oxygen cylinder to the Embassy of the Philippines. Terming the act 'cheap publicity', EAM Jaishankar tweeted against the wasteful use of oxygen. The minister claimed that he verified the matter with the concerned embassy.
Jairam Ramesh immediately jumped in and tweeted to the EAM, "Please do your job instead of heckling at those who help the needy".
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