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24 Apr, 4 tweets, 2 min read
#Maharashtra's principal health secretary Dr Pradeep Vyas has been under fire by no less than 21 ministers in #BestCM cabinet. His refusal to act fast on key issues like building oxygen plants, remdesevir procurement is causing unprecedented crisis
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Holding crucial post since 2017, Vyas is accused of negative, time-consuming approach at work. Despite complaints, #BestCM has refused to remove him, while shuffling many IAS officers, raising eyebrows. Many ministers are openly calling Vyas - the villain of #COVID19 crisis
Bhandara, Bhandup, Nasik, Vasai-Virar - the deaths in the state are on rise. Angry ministers want the #BestCM favourite out. 'Is Vyas kept to merely count dead bodies?' says a senior minister.
It's time #BestCM understands the difference between running a political party and an administration. Despite deaths, he refuses to come out of his personal residence. Vasai -Virar is not far from Bandra East. He should have travelled to show his support to the grieving families

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Every time I meet journalists (former colleagues) the conversation jumps to - 'India needs a strong opposition' and is a moral obligation for all of us to strengthen the Congress.
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According to compounder fav @rautsanjay61 #Mumbai is all because #Thackeray and #Pawar brand!
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Sixer!
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