1) Rahul Gandhi have you been vaccinated? 2) If No, then why not? 3) If yes, then when? 4) If vaccinated, then which vaccine you took? 5) If vaccinated, then why not release pictures and encourage sceptics?
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Let us look at what has been happening in the real world in the past few weeks and if the Congress or its ecosystem can deny the evil intent of any of it? 1/10
Tool: Defame India by calling B1617 as Indian Variant.
Action: No less than @RahulGandhi
himself branded the new mutant as 'Indian variant' despite WHO expressly forbidding it. Other Congress leaders took his cue.
Mr. Gandhi's close aide even called it 'Modi variant'. 2/10
Tool: Collaborate with foreign media to magnify distress with dramatic images
Action: Again @RahulGandhi leading from the front. What purpose does it serve to magnify personal moments of grief ?
Others fed into this gory politics of Congress to demean even the dead. 3/10
Problem with the joint letter by opposition politicians is that no one knows when to take these 'leaders' seriously? For they recommended one thing one day and do a complete U-turn the next day.
So which suggestion to accept? And when?
A response on each of the 9 points. 1/10
Point 01: Procure vaccines centrally.
Letter signed by Sonia Gandhi.
But @RahulGandhi wrote a letter in April asking for "State governments a greater say in vaccine procurement". Multiple Congress leaders asked for same.
So which suggestion to accept? Sonia ji or Rahul? 2/10
@RahulGandhi Point 02:Free, Universal mass vaccination
Letter signed by Sonia Gandhi.
But from @DrAMSinghvi to @ShashiTharoor and all others have been arguing for months for private channel vaccination. Whose suggestion to accept?
(central channel vaccination is FREE FOR ALL ELIGIBLE). 3/10
Lot of sensational narrative on why is there is so called differential pricing on vaccines between states & centre or that why has vaccine been opened for private sector etc?
Central government had a well defined, scientific & as per WHO guidelines, vaccination process rolling since Jan 2021.
Front-line, elderly, those with comorbidities, etc be vaccinated first to reduce mortality & then progressively open up. This process was progressing well. 2/10
However, there was a concerted campaign by Congress party highest echelons, opposition CMs, media editors and civil society that:
A) Vaccination process be opened up to allow private channel vaccination as well
B) States be given more leeway and liberalize the process
One of the debilitating effects of so many High Court hearings, across the country:
critical officers are now engaged full time in replying to queries of HC, studying orders, preparing responses / affidavits and thus there actual work suffering. 1/4
Take Sumitra Dawra - AS in DIPP. She is in charge of securing supplies of oxygen etc. Also COVID positive.
Secretary of DIPP is COVID positive and in ICU.
However, instead of 24X7 devoting to securing supplies, the department is now also engaged in replying to HCs. 2/4
Or take case of Piyush Goyal, Additional Secretary in Home Ministry. In charge of securing logistics for oxygen, seamless movements between states and other such critical tasks.
Piyush Goyal is also forced to spend marge part of his time in High Courts, especially in Delhi. 3/4
TMC manifesto released by @MamataOfficial lacks any credibility whatsoever due to complete failure to fulfill promises of previous manifestos.
TMC has been in office for 10 years. Their promises must be judged on their past record of delivery and on that they come a cropper. 1/5
Promise in 2016: @AITCofficial promised to supply water to 2 Crore Households.
Delivery: West Bengal severely lags behind in Jal Jeevan Mission.
In 2020-21, only 11.37 lakh tap connections have been provided against a target of 55.58 lakhs - Just 20% delivery! 2/5
Promise in previous manifestos: @AITCofficial claimed to "bring in a new a new wave in the industrialization of Bengal".
Delivery: WB's ranking in EODB remains stagnant – 11 in 2015 and 9 in 2019. WB received less than 1% of total FDI inflows between Oct 19 and Dec 20. 3/5