Gadkari clarifies Covid vaccine ramp up remark; row over reservation of 15% beds in Karnataka hospital; more
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Congress on Wednesday took a dig at the Centre after Union Minister Nitin Gadkari suggested at an event that more pharma companies should be allowed to make Covid-19 vaccines in the country to scale up production.
Referring to Gadkari's remarks, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh reminded that Manmohan Singh had already written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in April on ways to mitigate the vaccine shortage faced by India.
Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar's 15 percent bed reservation in Bengaluru hospital stoked controversy on Tuesday amid growing Covid-19 cases in the state. The opposition party in the state, Congress, has demanded Chief Minister to cancel such orders. For more, watch the full video.
Referring to Gadkari's remarks, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh reminded that Manmohan Singh had already written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in April on ways to mitigate the vaccine shortage faced by India.
Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar's 15 percent bed reservation in Bengaluru hospital stoked controversy on Tuesday amid growing Covid-19 cases in the state. The opposition party in the state, Congress, has demanded Chief Minister to cancel such orders. For more, watch the full video.