Punjab govt profiteering from Covid vaccines: Union minister Hardeep Puri

Tribune News Service
New Delhi, June 18

Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday said that as many as 41 oxygen plants have been sanctioned for Punjab under the PM-Cares fund.

Speaking to media persons, he reiterated his earlier charge that the Punjab government was profiteering from Covid vaccines and also said that Punjab was given more Remdesivir than even Uttar Pradesh by the Centre.

“Punjab government had said that they had procured 4.29 lakh doses of Covishield at Rs 13.25 crore, which on average costs Rs 309 per dose. They had also procured 1,14,190 doses of Covaxin at Rs 4.7 crore, which on average costs Rs 412 per dose,” BJP tweeted quoting Singh.

The profiteering figure is much higher than reported on 80% procurement of Covishield.

– Shri @HardeepSPuri

— BJP LIVE (@BJPLive) June 18, 2021

Another BJP tweet quoted Singh as saying: “Congress leaders are not on the same page. Some of them think profiteering on centrally supplied medicines is legitimate. The Health Minister of Punjab govt abstained all responsibility from this scam!,”