Nadda hits out at Oppn for misleading people on vax

Tribune News Service

Shimla, May 30

BJP national president JP Nadda today hit out at the Opposition for obstructing the vaccination programme by creating doubts in the minds of people about the efficacy of the vaccine.

Addressing Tridev booth of Bilaspur virtually on the completion of seven years of the Modi government at the Centre, he said the BJP workers were serving the people putting their lives at risk and reaching out to the needy in one lakh villages and every MP, MLA and other leader would participate in this programme at least in two places.

Referring to the criticism of the Modi government over vaccine, Nadda asked the IP cell of Himachal to take out the clippings of statements issued by opposition leaders.

He lauded Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur for effectively handling the corona crisis and helping people through Himcare scheme. Party workers had engaged themselves in “Sangathan hi seva” programme. While the BJP workers were working as “sadhak” (facilitators), the opposition leaders acted as “badhak” (obstructions) and said the massive seva would be a world record, he added. However, Opposition leaders were visible only on the social media and press conferences.”

They had tried to demoralise scientists when the work on the vaccine started and all types of myth and misinformation was spread, he added. Lauding the Modi government for coming to the aid of the people and strengthening the health infrastructure, Nadda said the production of oxygen had reached from 3,000 metric tonne to 9,466 metric tonne in the country.

The number of oxygen plants had increased to 1,500 and the corona testing had been increased to 25 lakh per day. Further, the number of isolation and ICU beds had been increased to 14 lakh and 81,000.

Meanwhile, Seva programmes were organised at all 7,792 booths in the state.

‘Seva Hi Sangathan’ must be the motive of every party worker and each and every party functionary must come forward to help people in distress during the pandemic, said Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, while virtually interacting with party functionaries of Murah booth in Seraj and Salban booth in Dalhousie from Shimla.

Minister for State for Finance Anurag Thakur was virtually connected at the booth level in Dehra, Samirpur and Bhoranj while the BJP state president Suresh Kashyap distributed medical equipment in Nahan, Sarahan and Pachhad areas in Sirmaur district.

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