RSS: No rumblings over Covid management

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, April 29

The impact of the second Covid wave has been huge in India, the RSS today said, adding that the governments across political lines are working to the best of their abilities.

On a Sangh functionary’s remark questioning the role of the Delhi BJP unit in extending help to the needy during the pandemic, Prachar Pramukh Sunil Ambekar said: “It can be a personal opinion of an individual, not of the RSS. The focus of the RSS is on relief measures. We are coordinating with the governments to find a way out.”

Delhi’ Sangh leader Rajiv Tuli had on Tuesday questioned the absence of BJP’s Delhi unit workers on the ground amid the Covid crisis.

Ambekar said the RSS had initiated a campaign to spread awareness on the vaccination drive and to extend help to those in need by providing them medicines and oxygen.

“Swayamsevaks are running Covid seva kendras in 43 major cities. The administration of Covid hospitals is being supported at 219 other locations. At least 2,442 vaccination centres have been started at more than 10,000 places,” he said.

Other works being undertaken by the RSS included Covid isolation centers, care centres, assistance in government-run facilities, telephone helplines, blood and plasma donation, assistance in carrying out funerals, distribution of Ayurvedic medicines, counseling and ambulance services, he said.