After taking part in petty politics over the oxygen disaster within the nationwide capital, the AAP authorities has begun diverting consideration from its poor vaccination efforts by shifting goalposts. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday slammed the central authorities for not offering them with the variety of ‘ordered’ jabs making it troublesome for them to hold out the inoculation course of easily.
Sisodia claimed that the Delhi authorities ordered for 1.34 crore doses of vaccine from the manufactures for folks within the 18-44 age group however the Centre allotted solely 3.5 lakh doses to them for the month of May.
Sisodia parroted the claims made by Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal that when the central authorities determined in April that states can instantly place orders with vaccine producers, the Arvind Kejriwal authorities ordered 1.34 crore doses for the folks within the 18-44 age group.
कभी चुनाव, कभी कुम्भ और कभी विदेशों में वैक्सीन बेचने के चक्कर में देश का बेड़ा गरक करने वाली भाजपा के झूठे प्रोपगंडा का जवाब-⁃दिल्ली सरकार ने अप्रैल में ही कंपनियों को 1.34 करोड़ वैक्सीन का आर्डर दिया था।⁃जवाब में केंद्र सरकार ने कहा कि दिल्ली को मई में केवल 3.5 लाख वैक्सीन pic.twitter.com/bRHX2qhZeA— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) May 10, 2021
Tweeting the copies of the letter, he mentioned the Centre has now instructed them that Delhi can have solely 3.5 lakh doses in May.
In his Tweet, the Deputy CM of Delhi lashed out on the Centre saying that the “BJP is practising politics of lies and falsely accusing the Delhi government of ordering 5.5 lakh vaccine doses only”.
The deputy CM maintained that the central authorities has refused to supply them with the ‘ordered’ dose of vaccines.
BJP hits again at AAP govt for its petty politics
In response to those allegations, BJP hit again saying that the Delhi authorities was resorting to blatent lies to wriggle out of the quandary. They accused Kejriwal govt of being liable for the “unparalleled Covid-19 crisis” within the metropolis. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra additionally shared the copies of the 2 letters to show that the declare being made by the Kejriwal authorities is certainly false and merely an try to malign the central authorities.
He mentioned that within the letter, the Delhi authorities had in clear phrases expressed solely its intent to obtain the vaccines from the 2 producers.
Patra mentioned that the letter dated April 26 to the Govt of India clearly said that the Delhi Govt plans to obtain 67 lakh doses of Covishield and Covaxin from Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech respectively. It no the place talks about inserting the orders for the vaccines, cleared Patra.
“Read both these letters released by AAP Govt, carefully, you would find that these are not ‘letters of placing the ORDER’ of 1.34 crore vaccines as said by CM Kejriwal. At best these letters are “Letters of INTENT” ( …we’re planning to obtain) Can’t move these as orders!” mentioned the BJP spokesperson.
A better take a look at the letter makes it evident that what Sambit Patra mentioned is certainly right. The letters point out that the AAP Govt in Delhi is “planning to procure”. No the place does it point out that they’ve positioned an order with the producers, as they’re now claiming.
Letter written by the Delhi Govt to Bhsrat Biotech on April 26
Letter written by the Delhi Govt to Serum Institute on April 26
Interestingly, when Manish Sisodia shared the above screenshots, he underlined ‘procure 67 (Sixty Seven) lakh doses of Covaxin and Covishield’, however conveniently not noted the phrase ‘planning’, which elucidates that the Delhi govt had not positioned an order with the producers of the vaccines however had been mulling over it.
“Right after our order, the Centre sent us a letter saying Delhi can get only 3.5 lakh doses in May including 92,840 doses of Covaxin and 2,67,690 doses of Covishield. The vaccine companies had not responded by then. BJP is lying that we ordered only 5.50 lakh doses. We had ordered 1.34 crore doses,” Manish Sisodia claimed, regardless of the letters written by the Delhi Govt talking a special story altogether.
Arvind Kejriwal’s shenanigan over medical oxygen
It turns into essential at this level to remember, how, Arvind Kejriwal and his celebration had made a significant hue and cry about oxygen provides within the metropolis, pinning the blame on the centre for the disaster. The matter was taken to such extremes that the Delhi HC after which the Supreme Court needed to intervene.
For a superb period of time Kejriwal maintained that Delhi wanted a day by day provide of not less than 976 MT of oxygen to emerge out of the disaster within the nationwide capital. It accused Centre of not offering them with satisfactory medical oxygen. When central authorities requested an audit to know the true demand for Oxygen in Delhi, the Kejriwal govt turned down the request.
But after the city-state was equipped with 730 MT of oxygen following courtroom orders, the CM instantly took a U flip and mentioned that nationwide Capital’s oxygen scarcity downside was resolved and that they’ve sufficient oxygen to open hundreds of recent oxygen beds.