Frame a national policy on Covid control: Sonia to PM

Tribune News Service
New Delhi, May 1

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday demanded a national policy to deal with the alarming Covid situation and urged the government to work out a political consensus on the issue.In a video message, Gandhi also repeated the party’s demand for free Covid vaccines to all and also of invoking compulsory licensing to ensure more manufactures can produce Covid vaccines with the rigidity of the patent law exempted.

Gandhi also said it was time for the central and state governments to wake and duties towards the citizens.

Paying homage to those who have lost their loved ones Gandhi said, "I urge the Central government to frame a national policy on Covid and form a political consensus around it.”

She said: “This is the time for the central and state governments to wake up and discharge their duties.”

Gandhi also urged people not to step out of the house until absolutely necessary and to follow Covid appropriate behaviour at all times and said the country had endured many challenges and mounted them all with unity and resilience.

“The Congress will stand with the central government in all decisions related to Covid control,” she said urging the Prime Minister to put Rs 6,000 in the accounts of the poorest to help them tide over these testing times.

The Congress chief said Covid testing should be ramped up and black marketing of essential drugs be firmly checked.

“Unity is the biggest mantra to deal with this crisis,” Gandhi said.

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